Oz The Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot--fame and fortune are his for the taking--that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity--and even a bit of wizardry--Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.
I had heard nothing but horrible things about this movie. So I'm not sure if I enjoyed the movie because my expectations had been so lowered or not but I did. I wouldnt say that the movie was awesome and what not but it reminded me a lot of the recent Alice In Wonderland and I think I might have liked it more than that. It was very campy and there were tons of random fantasy characters. I thought James Franco did a good job and I liked the back and forth between the three witches.
Again - not sure if my lowered expectations effected my take on the movie but I liked it. I guess I would recommend people going to check it out with the same lowered expectations.
