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I enjoyed the story very much. I worried about how bad they'd screw up The Wizard of Oz in this future/fantastical setting but it was actually a very neat interpretation and came across much more as a "tribute" to the original film while creating it's own intriguing world. It did of course have it's problems - a few characters were slightly underdeveloped and there were a few scenes which they practically beat you over the head with (okay! i get it. I'm supposed to notice this!). But these are easy to take when combined with the uniqueness of the story and the nice cinematography. The evil witch (played by Kathleen Robertson was well developed and acted (and very attractive). I felt sympathetic towards the character so that was a nice achievement on their part. SUPER cgi on the flying monkeys (which were in this case monkey/bats).
The only part that is not excusable is the HORRIBLE acting on the lead actress' part: Zooey Deschanel as DG. I kept saying, "Man,she acts like she's on Valium!" Completely bland, monotone and devoid of emotion throughout. The only thing she could do was open her eyes really wide to look in shock and after a bit this was annoying. Even in sequences when she was supposed to be running, she kind of just skipped along. (this counts as -4 stars for me)
Overall though, not a bad watch if you record it to your dvr and skip through all the commercials.
(and IMDb doesn't list a major character: Toto/Tutor. I'm interested in finding out more about the dog playing Toto.)
score 6/10
emailcrystalsc 6 December 2007
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