Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

invisibleunicornninja This movie is boring and forgettable and not worth talking about. Its not terrible, there's just nothing here.

blahblah-46867 I didn't watch this when it came out because of the so so reviews. And really there is nothing that great about this but it's good for a distracted light watch. The story is for children at core so the overall tone is very light. The visuals are nice but too CGI heavy. The acting is good and Michelle Williams is great and her character is the proper hero and leader. A lot of reviews here complained about Mila Kunis and James Franco. I thought she was fine and he was good as a charismatic conman who does just enough to get by but has a desire for greatness in his heart. I get the criticism about Franco though because his OZ seemed like a man who doesn't have much depth and isn't phased by much. There were some dramatic scenes and they played well but then he'd go back to his smiling, easy going self and at the end he seems like a better person but still a hero of the circumstances. But to me that seemed like of a character and tonal choice. I do wish they'd gone for a darker, scarier tone and a more adult version.

patriciamassiwer I think this film is a very charming prequel to the original Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland. Not every film in creation needs blood, sex, swears and gore. This film is well made, beautiful cinematography, great special effects and great story. Suitable for children as well. Give it a chance. I did and loved it.

gwnightscream James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams star in Sam Raimi's 2013 fantasy adaptation of L. Frank Baum's books. This begins in early 1900's Kansas and Franco (Spider-Man) plays Oscar aka Oz, a small-time, circus/carnival magician who is taken to magical kingdom, Oz after being caught in a tornado where he meets new friends and sees bizarre things. After meeting attractive witches, Theodora (Kunis), Evanora (Weisz) and Glinda (Williams), he finds himself in a battle of good & evil testing his magic abilities and proving himself as a powerful wizard for the people of Oz. This is sort of a prequel to the 1939 classic, "The Wizard of Oz" and it's not bad. The cast is OK, there's beautiful visuals and Danny Elfman's score is excellent as usual. Bruce Campbell & Ted Raimi also appear briefly and I recommend giving this a try at least once.