Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good is a near perfect conclusion that ends one of the best musical film adaptations of recent years on the highest of notes. The film picks up 5 years after last year’s Wicked, The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) have turned the people of Oz against Elphaba (Cynthia Ervo, still fantastic) transforming her into The Wicked Witch and Elphaba’s former frenemy Glinda (Ariana Grande, ditto) has become a puppet for the wonderful Wiz’s propaganda machine hoping to finally reach her friend Glinda alongside Fiyero attempts to convince Elphaba to join them alongside the wizard but when that goes sideways these characters will finally face their destinies…oh and also the arrival of a farm girl from kansas complicates matters further. Wicked was a triumph both as a stand alone effort and the beginning of a larger story, Wicked: For Good is a little different, it’s darker, more bittersweet and absolutely works best in tandem with it’s predecessor. Some will find this frustrating, i am not one of those people, this was always meant to be two films really and director Jon M. Chu has essentially made a 5 hour family friendly ode to female friendship, the all consuming nature of fascism, media manipulation and how old stories can mask unsavory truths, all while offering wonderful music, magical worlds and two incredible lead performances from Erivo and Grande. Elphaba and Glinda are changed for good, but now that it’s said and done Wicked was truly great. 

I Give It 5 Stars!!!