Wicked

"The year’s must-see musical."

"What an enjoyable spectacle it is."

"One of the best silver screen adaptations of a musical in ages, and easily one of the year's best pictures."

"It's perfectly cast."

"The best movie musical in years."

"Drawn-out and bland."

"Who can say if Wicked has been changed for the better? I do believe it has been changed for the longer."

"Yes, it’s a nightmare in digital wax, but you’ll leave the cinema in buoyant mood."

"Manages to end on a note of 'to be continued”' while still feeling like a complete story."

"As enchanting as it is exhausting."

"Has a lot of heart and brains. If it only had the courage to tell a complete story in a reasonable amount of time."

"Resistance to its 169 minutes of theme park magic becomes futile."

"One of the great musical movies of this or any age."

"Deep love has been given to crafting the detailed and vibrant world of Oz."

"It’s smart, sweet, and sassy in equal measure."

"Has all the buoyancy of a grand piano being heaved off the roof of St Paul’s Cathedral."

"(Erivo and Grande are) let down by a film that is aggressively overlit and shot like a TV advert."

"Authoritarianism and broad comedy make strange and uneasy bedfellows."

"A triumphant musical that will likely win over all but the staunchest avoiders of the genre."

"(It) pops with vibrancy and energy, effervescence and sincerity."

"A wicked pleasure for musical fans."

"Erivo’s Elphaba carries a hurt that comes from far beyond the screen."