When it was first announced that Wicked, the long-awaited adaptation of the stage musical, would be two movies rather than just one, I have to say I was more than a little disappointed. Generally speaking, I’m really not a fan of adaptations that split themselves in half. I didn’t like it when Harry Potter did it, and I’m not even really a fan of Kill Bill as two films.
Splitting a story into two films always feels more like a studio decision made to double the ticket sales than it does a creative decision to make a better film. That said, I actually really enjoyed Wicked: Part One and thought it worked quite well as a single movie. Unfortunately, the sequel is far less successful.
