{"id":127949,"date":"2024-11-20T07:40:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T00:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127949"},"modified":"2024-11-20T07:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T00:40:36","slug":"did-the-wicked-film-live-up-to-the-hype-read-the-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127949","title":{"rendered":"Did the Wicked Film Live Up to the Hype? Read the Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"eyebrow eyebrow-custom\" title=\"The Verdict\" style=\"color:#030303;\" href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/category\/the-verdict\">The Verdict<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading-one bsp-article-title pb-article-title\">Did the <em>Wicked<\/em> Film Live Up to the Hype? Read the Reviews<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading-three bsp-article-subtitle\"><\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead the cast of Jon M. Chu&#8217;s film adaptation.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bsp-article-lead\">\n<figure class=\"bsp-img-with-meta\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.playbill.com\/editorial\/_articleLeadImage\/2551_TP_00114.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                <span class=\"bsp-img-caption cft-img-caption\"><br \/>\n                                            Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in <em>Wicked<\/em><br \/>\n                                       <span class=\"bsp-img-credit cft-img-credit\">Courtesy of Universal Pictures<\/span>                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/11\/wicked-review-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-movie-musical-adaptation-1236181476\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The November 22 public release date for the first part of the <em>Wicked <\/em>film may be just around the corner, but the review embargo for the film has lifted!<\/p>\n<p>The hotly anticipated film adaptation, directed by <em>In the Heights<\/em> and <em>Crazy Rich Asians\u00a0<\/em>director Jon M. Chu, is the most talked about movie musical in recent memory. Did the film soar over the rainbow? The critics weigh in below; warning, spoilers abound!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the reviews below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgmagonline.com\/review\/movie\/wicked-2024-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backlot Magazine (Ridge Harripersad)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/wicked-musical-film-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-review-2024-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Insider (Palmer Haasch)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoreader.com\/film\/movie-review\/review-wicked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Reader (Albert Williams)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/wicked-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collider (Jeff Ewing)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/wicked-review-spectacular-musical-is-must-see-film-event-of-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Beast (Kevin Fallon)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/11\/wicked-review-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-movie-musical-adaptation-1236181476\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline (Pete Hammond)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/wicked-review-musical-adaptation-hits-right-notes-lacks-visual-variety-8747457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Weekly (Christian Holub)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/nov\/19\/wicked-review-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-wizard-of-oz-stephen-schwartz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/film\/730818\/wicked-review-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello Magazine (Rebecca Lewis)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-reviews\/wicked-review-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-1236062372\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/wicked-review-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-jon-m-chu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGN (Alyssa Mora)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/entertainment\/movies\/movie-reviews\/wicked-part-1-review-witches-cast-a-spell-with-magical-tunes-but-whats-left-for-the-sequel\/a938706683.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Independent (Chris Wasser)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/lifestyle\/artsandculture\/arid-41519900.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Irish Examiner (Declan Burke)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/film\/review\/2024\/11\/19\/wicked-review-yes-its-a-nightmare-in-digital-wax-but-youll-leave-the-cinema-in-buoyant-mood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Irish Times (Donald Clarke)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/movies\/story\/2024-11-19\/wicked-review-part-i-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-john-chu-musical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LA Times (Katie Walsh)<\/a> *<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1717388\/wicked-part-one-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Looper (Cynthia Vinney)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/wicked-part-1-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashable (Kristy Puchko)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/11\/19\/wickeds-phenomenal-film-adaptation-miles-better-stage-musical-22020741\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro UK (Tori Brazier)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/19\/nx-s1-5175607\/wicked-movie-review-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR (Aisha Harris)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/culture\/film\/2024\/11\/wicked-part-one-review-super-sized-elaborate-hip-hop-influenced-take-musical-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Statesman (Simran Hans)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/19\/entertainment\/wicked-review-decent-movie-adaptation-doesnt-defy-gravity-without-second-half\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/film\/wicked-gay-movie-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Out Magazine (Mey Rude)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wicked-review-ariana-grande-shines-oz-some-adaptation-broadway-hit-8745253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People Magazine (Eric Andersson)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/review\/481398\/wicked-movie-review-musical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polygon (Petrana Radulovic)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screencrush.com\/wicked-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screen Crush (Matt Singer)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.screendaily.com\/reviews\/wicked-review\/5199197.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screen Daily (Fionnuala Halligan)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/wicked-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screen Rant (Rachel Labonte)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/entertainment\/movies\/wicked-review-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-soar-in-film-adaptation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Seattle Times (Moira Macdonald)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/film\/wicked-review-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-jonathan-bailey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slant Magazine (Dan Rubins)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1713820\/wicked-movie-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slash Film (Witney Seibold)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/films\/0\/wicked-review-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Telegraph (Robbie Collin)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatermania.com\/news\/review-wicked-part-one-is-a-great-big-hollywood-blockbuster-for-all-ages_1756082\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheaterMania (David Gordon)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/reviews\/wicked-review-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-1236214272\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2024\/11\/19\/wicked-2024-movie-review\/76400544007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2024\/11\/19\/wicked-2024-movie-review\/76400544007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today (Brian Truitt)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/reviews\/wicked-review-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-1236214272\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety (Peter Debruge)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/review-wicked-is-as-enchanting-as-it-is-exhausting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vulture (Bilge Ebiri)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsonstage.com\/news\/wicked-movie-review-let-us-rejoicify-its-almost-perfect_1652356\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsOnStage (Alex Wood)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/wicked-review-ariana-grande-cynthia-erivo-universal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wrap (William Bibbiani)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*This review may require creating a free account or a paid subscription.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Featuring songs by Stephen Schwartz, a screenplay by\u00a0Winnie Holzman, and designs by\u00a0Tony winner Paul Tazewell, the\u00a0<em>Wicked <\/em>film\u00a0stars\u00a0Tony winner Cynthia Erivo and Grammy winner Ariana Grande\u00a0as, respectively, Elphaba and Glinda.<\/p>\n<p>They are\u00a0joined by West End <em>Company<\/em> Olivier winner and <em>Bridgerton<\/em> star Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, <em>SpongeBob SquarePants<\/em> star Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, 2023 Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and newcomer Marissa Bode as Nessarose.<\/p>\n<p>Stage and screen star Keala Settle, <em>SNL<\/em>&#8216;s Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, and Colin Michael Carmichael also play roles new to the musical&#8217;s screen version, with Settle as Miss Coddle, Carmichael as Professor Nikidik, and Yang, James, and Teoh as Shiz students Pfannee, ShenShen, and Avaric, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/article\/15-swankified-easter-eggs-in-wickeds-official-trailer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">READ: 15 Swankified Easter Eggs in <em>Wicked<\/em>&#8216;s Official Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Wicked<\/em>, injecting a new backstory onto the classic tale <em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em>, debuted on Broadway in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theatre. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, the musical features music and lyrics by Schwartz and a book by Holzman. The original cast included Tony winners Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. The musical is now the fourth longest-running production in Broadway history.<\/p>\n<p>The show won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Menzel), Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee).<\/p>\n<p>Find tickets at a theatre near you at <a href=\"http:\/\/wickedmovie.com\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">WickedMovie.com<\/a>. Pre-orders and pre-saves are also <a href=\"https:\/\/wickedthesoundtrack.lnk.to\/preorder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener\">now available<\/a> for the film&#8217;s soundtrack album, which will also release November 22. 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