Hollywood ReporterQuite the opposite of the great earlier film, the Oz here is a dull place to be. Given the choice, you might even consider g...
VarietyOz the Great and Powerful can be enjoyed, up to a point, on its own colorful, diverting but finally rather futile terms.
New York PostDirector Sam Raimi's dull, kitschy and overlong patchwork is sadly an epic fail - despite the presence of Michelle Williams,...
Village VoiceThroughout, I longed for the Raimi of old-or even of 2009's deliciously gross throwback Drag Me to Hell.
USA TodayThe new spinoff from L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz may not be great, exactly, but it is p...
Chicago Sun-TimesIt might have been more interesting if Raimi had attempted to shoot an Oz prequel using only the tools available to Victor F...
Chicago TribuneI suspect there's just enough heart in this sleek Tin Man of a project to connect with an audience.
Salon ArtsIt's not like there's zero fun factor here, by a long shot - but the fun comes yoked to a long-winded and predictable story ...
Wall Street JournalWhat does it say about Oz the Great and Powerful that China Doll, a creature born of digital code, is the movie's most affec...
Rolling StoneAs limitless technology teaches the wizard about his own human limitations, Franco hits grace notes that let us see glimmers...
Washington PostOz qualifies as a cautionary tale, not about the perils of ambition and selfishness, but about the movie industry's misguide...
San Francisco ChronicleThe more you like the Judy Garland film, the more you might appreciate Oz the Great and Powerful.
Los Angeles TimesA partially effective jumble whose elements clash rather than cohere, this solid but not spectacular effort stubbornly refus...
SlateA visually over-crammed, emotionally empty mega-spectacle on the model of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
The Philadelphia InquirerIt's a journey of self-discovery, rife with movie cliches about believing in yourself, believing in your dreams, yada-yada.
New York MagazineAside from a trio of witches that can hold its own with Eastwick's in the dishiness department, Oz the Great and Powerful is...
Total FilmA lavishly mounted re-telling that, for all its good intentions and visual wonders, can't help seeming surplus to requirements
Film School RejectsFeels overlong thanks to a bloated 2nd act; some CGI (early on especially) feels and looks too animated; Danny Elfman’s sco...
Film FractureOz The Great and Powerful focuses more on the look of Oz, the awe-inspiring effects and colorful designs, than a strong stor...
Black Sheep ReviewsI wouldn't say it's as wonderful as ever a wiz there was, but there are still some wonderful, wonderful things it does.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: Mitchell Kapner
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz
Release: March 8, 2013
Writer: Mitchell Kapner
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz
Release: March 8, 2013
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