Two thumbs up for Wicked

~ MaryG

I’m going to go ahead and give Wicked (the movie) two thumbs up. Five stars. A standing O.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. The two leads (Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba) are captivating and the movie magic is off the charts. It’s sort of Harry Potter meets Willy Wonka meets Legally Blonde, yet it retains all the heart of the original, beloved Wicked Broadway musical.

If you know the Broadway musical, the movie is Act One only. It ends when gravity is defied. Part two will be out next year and I will most certainly be getting a ticket.

I don’t want to spoil it for anyone so I won’t describe my favorite scenes or the very cool cameo appearances, but I will tell you that our movie theater of 300+ seats did not have an empty one last night and people clapped at the end. Even straight men seemed to like it. My husband described it as “good!” and said he liked the story (a rave for him, for a musical).

Despite the ban, I did sing along quietly in a few parts, but with the “Dolby Atmos” immersive surround sound, I don’t think anyone heard me. Hollywood pulled out ALL the stops for this one. Go ahead and see it.

We did our bit to help support the collective excitement by wearing the official Wicked colors to the show 🩷💚

8 thoughts on “Two thumbs up for Wicked”

  1. It’s sort of Harry Potter meets Willy Wonka meets Legally Blonde…

    Ok, that piqued my interest. That sounds pretty fun! We’ll have to go see it. Thanks for the heads up on part 1. I think I would have been disappointed at the end not knowing that in advance. And props to your husband sporting the colors. Got to hand it to him for going above and beyond!

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    1. Oh good! Let me know what you and your wife think of it. (You’re also seeing the stage musical soon too, right?) And yes, my husband went all out changing his sweatshirt from the black one to the green one. Almost makes up for him not wearing pink to Barbie!

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      1. Haha… I think he gets a pass on Barbie! He needs to find another movie to get him over the line!

        We’ve seen the musical a few times. It’s pretty awesome. It wouldn’t surprise me if we eventually saw it again!

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  2. Have been waiting for two work friends to get their act together to go see it! The timer is running out for them though, cause I’m so close to going myself! 😀

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