“Wicked” the famous Broadway musical turned movie, released its second act on Nov. 21. It came after a one year long break between when “Wicked” and part two, “Wicked: For Good” came out. Because of how well the first movie was, so many fans were excited for and hoped that the second movie would deliver the same magic.

As someone who had no prior experience with “Wicked” on Broadway before seeing the first movie in theaters, I was disappointed with “Wicked: For Good” because it felt slow. I loved the first movie because the music was upbeat, the movie was very colorful and visually interesting, but mainly because an almost three hour movie felt like fourty-five minutes. It flew by because it was a really good entertaining movie while the sequel fell short of that.

“Wicked: For Good” did not “wow” me in any way which was really disappointing because I thought the first one was so enjoyable. I believe that if Universal Pictures had opted to shorten the film, it would have been an easier watch because the story was interesting, but I just wanted the plot to advance quicker. Also, after doing some research, the musical version is two hours and 45 minutes which is around the same length as the first movie alone. I think it would have been beneficial if they had put the two parts into one that was around as long as the musical. It felt more like a cash grab than a substantial film.

“Wicked: For Good” was far from all bad though. It had many entertaining moments throughout the course of the movie, and a specific part that stuck out to me was “For Good,” the ballad sung by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. They both did a beautiful job with the song and their voices go well together and casting them was a tactful choice on the directors, Jon M. Chu, part. The special effects makeup was also well done, as Ethan Slater as Boq turned into the Tin Man, Erivo as Elphaba, and Johnathan Bailey as Fiyero. It took around two and a half to four hours to do all of them. I found it very impressive because Slater was almost unrecognizable as the Tin Man. The story as a whole was incredibly sweet. Glinda and Elphaba had such a deep meaningful relationship and it was upsetting when Elphaba ran off with Fyiero without telling Glinda; I felt it undermined their sincere friendship. I would say it was a valuable watch aside from the length, but viewers should not expect the same feel as the first film.