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Oz the Great and Powerful Reviews
A portrait of plasticity that could have benefited from more intelligence in its narrative structure, more feeling in its characterizations, and more courage to break away from the generic, one-size-fits-all strain of blockbuster.
It’s not an unpleasant way to spend two hours.
Today, Oz the Great and Powerful boasts collective and equal distaste among audiences and critics alike, which suggests that there’s something to be resisted within the film.
The result isn’t bad and incites the intermittent chuckle, but it ultimately fails to fill The Wizard of Oz’s shoes.
When it comes to modernizing the world of a beloved old classic, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
...relentlessly dull, ill-conceived, and poorly motivated...
Make no mistake, Oz the Great & Powerful a beautiful film... But any true weight of vacancy rests in the script itself - and no feats of acting could have fundamentally changed this trap.
The plot, the characters, the sets, and the special effects are unimaginative and uninspired, bringing nothing new to a world whose possibilities were literally endless.
Franco kinda sorta captures the swindler side of Oz quite convincingly, but he never manages to humanize the character.
Oz's journey to become The Man Behind The Curtain is a fun and surprisingly touching experience.
Though slick and visibly appealing, this is empty, vapid, and could have been so much more.
Sam Raimi wearily pays a tribute to all the adaptations of The Wizard of Oz, but at the same time leaves us floating in the air - with a flying broomstick - by showing a poor story, lacking in consistency. [Full review in Spanish]
One wonders what L. Frank Baum would think of movies like Oz the Great and Powerful. He'd appreciate the technical innovations of modern cinema, most likely. But I doubt that he'd appreciate how his characters have been "updated."
Yep. It's true. There's no place like Oz. We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz...Oz The Great And Powerful.
This incarnation of Oz and its stars may be pretty to look at, but nearly every aspect of the production is empty-headed.
Weighing in at 130 minutes, Oz the Great and Powerful is as cumbersome and overwrought as its title.
The studio that hinges on creating magical family entertainment seems to have forgotten that magic, contrary to popular belief, is not created by adhering to formula.
There's not enough to make a new classic to match the old. This movie may be mildly diverting, but for that you'll have to keep looking somewhere over the rainbow. It ain't here.
There's not an honest, human moment in the entire film.
For every positive spin -- the visual flare, a really good supporting cast, interesting back stories - the film can't overcome its one fatal flaw. That flaw is James Franco... . He looks completely disinterested and out of place.