GENERAL INFORMATION
Release Info: 8 March 2013
Running Time: 130 Minutes
Staring: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis
Rating? PG
SPOILERS? YES
REVIEWS
IMDB: 6.4 of 10
Rotten Tomatoes: Critics: 59% Audience: 56%
MY RATING: 5
MY REVIEW:
The cinematography was beautiful. Some of the acting was great and some was passable. CGI was good and some of the good casting and effects were able to mask SOME of the real issues that I had with this movie.
The script is pretty subpar to the point that the supposed plot twists were glaring from the very beginning. But the script was just the first issue. James Franco. Generally, I can stand him in some movies, but here he was the Franco-ist of Franco. I'm sure someone else could have done better. He's quite nearly distracting with his performance. Really, it made me care very little for his character. In the same vein, I also felt that Mila Kunis was not at her best. Not horrible, just not quite right for the part. She's just not believable as the Wicked Witch of the West. For me, the sisters played by Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz were brilliant. They carried the movie for me.
It's a beautiful movie, like I said. Some of the CGI gave me a headache, but the outcome was decent.
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