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Wicked is a dazzling reminder of how good movie musicals can be
Universal’s Wicked adaptation is the rare big-screen musical that feels like movie magic.
But even though Oz is a magical land where talking animals and people with extraordinary powers are rare but not unheard of, Elphaba’s green skin makes her a pariah from birth — especially in the eyes of her politician father Frexspar (Andy Nyman). While it’s clear from the opening musical number how the people of Oz ultimately come to see Elphaba as a villain, the specificity and subtlety Erivo inhabits in every chapter of the witch-to-be’s life make her emotional journey feel like one that isn’t set in stone. It’s the raw power of Erivo’s performance as a singer that makes the movie’s final set piece — a high-flying escape from a swarm of winged monkeys — work on an emotional level in spite of its absurdity and abundance of CGI.
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