Ariana the icon that you are
Everything that a musical should be, both Cynthia and Ariana shine in their own way, Cynthia’s powerful and sentimental rendition of Elphaba will move everyone, and Ariana shines through her vocal range as well as her comedic rendition of Glinda, her portrayal is done in such a way that if done mistakenly by anybody else it could’ve been very annoying; but, she was made for this role. You’re not watching Ariana you’re watching Glinda.
I watched this solely because it won the academy award for best picture back in 1997, by the reviews of it I was expecting a different movie, however the film’s main weakness is not its plot but its running time; stretching over almost three hours one would expect the story to be more engaging, the characters are charismatic, you can empathize with them and the acting from the cast is worthy of recognition, however is the length that kills this movie for me.
It has been a long time since I last watched a good thriller, this one absolutely delivered. The film plays perfectly with that thin line between innocent and guilty making you believe that she can be either one but leaving enough doubt that by the end of the movie you’re completely shocked. One of those classic 90’s thrillers that I love. Sharon and Michael are brilliant in it, one could say that Sharon is the ultimate Femme Fatale.
