Thursday 4 April 2013

Oz The Great And Powerful (2013) 8/10

Starring : James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams
Director : Sam Raimi
Running Time : 130 mins

A carnival magician who calls himself Oz (Franco) gets caught in a tornado and is swept away to a magical land, coincidentally named Oz. There he is believed to be a great wizard, destined to fall from the sky, and is tasked with destroying an evil witch, but as he travels in search of this witch he starts discover that most things in the land of Oz are not what they seem.

Visually this is a fascinating movie, using many similar techniques to the original musical Oz movie from 1939, and Franco is a likeable rogue, which is what you need in someone playing the Wizard of Oz. The supporting cast are good, and the story is both original and yet loyal to the original stories, even going so far as to remember that Oz finds up in the magical land via air balloon. Children and adults alike will enjoy this tale of good, evil, and everything in-between.

You’ll like this if you liked : The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus



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