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This movie had a hard lift. It had to complete the story and the three best songs of the musical are in the first movie, No one mourns the wicked, Dancing through life and Defying Gravity are just incredible and are the best tunes in the musical.
The end result is the first movie is better.
With all that said Erivo and Grande have incredible voices and will just give you goosebumps when they go full strength and this movie was a lot of fun..
Absolutely.
I've seen the Broadway show and when they announced they were splitting the film into two I thought it was a huge mistake. It just seemed so unnecessary. After watching the first film I admit I was completely wrong.
The first film covered the first half perfectly. Excellent story and excellent music. I walked out thinking... Oh shit... What the hell is the second film going to look like?
When you watch the Broadway show you kinda forgive the weaker second half. You judge the whole thing together and it comes out ahead. But if you have to focus on just the second half. If you have to stretch it out to match the runtime of the first... The cracks are going to be obvious and the weaknesses highlighted.
It's the weaker film, but it's a fun conclusion.