24-year-old kindergarten teacher Dorothy, born, raised, and still working in Harlem, is celebrating Thanksgiving with her extended family, but she doesn't seem to be thankful for much. She lives a sheltered life and is shy and unfulfilled. When she gets caught in a snowstorm while chasing her dog Toto, they're transported to the mysterious Land of Oz, where she's informed that the only way she can find her way home is through the assistance of the powerful wizard in the Emera... (Full plot summary below)
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24-year-old kindergarten teacher Dorothy, born, raised, and still working in Harlem, is celebrating Thanksgiving with her extended family, but she doesn't seem to be thankful for much. She lives a sheltered life and is shy and unfulfilled. When she gets caught in a snowstorm while chasing her dog Toto, they're transported to the mysterious Land of Oz, where she's informed that the only way she can find her way home is through the assistance of the powerful wizard in the Emerald City. As she searches for him by easing down the Yellow Brick Road, she befriends some creatures who face problems in their lives. In their quest to find the wizard, they also face Evillene, the equally evil sister of Evermean, the wicked witch whom Dorothy inadvertently killed when she arrived in Oz; Evillene might be their biggest obstacle.
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| Washington PostGary ArnoldThe movie has great moments and a lot of life, sensational special effects and costumes, and Ross, Jackson, and Russell. Why doesn't it involve us as deeply as The Wizard of Oz? Maybe because it hedges its bets by wanting to be sophisticated and universal, childlike and knowing, appealing to both a mass audience and to media insiders. The Wizard of Oz went flat-out for the heart of its story; there are times whenThe Wiz has just a touch too much calculation. |
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannIf you can take it just as an occasion for the exercise of some real talents, a good time can be had much of the time. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's good that the Scarecrow is the first traveling companion she meets; Michael Jackson fills the role with humor and warmth. |
| The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe Wiz is a weird, ugly film that nevertheless attains strange, fleeting moments of grace. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevySidney Lumet's all-black musical, starring Diana Ross, is a failed effort to transfer the setting of the Judy Graland musical to contempo Manhattan. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanWell, it's nice to see the child-voiced Michael Jackson with a bulbous brown nose in this black American retake of The Wizard Of Oz |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrA lot to look at, little to contemplate, and nothing to hum. |
| TimeJohn SkowSo much wit and talent and energy crowd the screen in this lavishly filmed variant of the Oz story that it is depressing to realize that the production never had a chance. |
| Baltimore SunMichael SragowWhenever I see this film, Pryor's look of what-am-I-doing-here? panic echoes my feelings exactly. |
| The New YorkerPauline KaelSidney Lumet's overblown direction strips the story of its magic, Ross is too old for the part and never quite captures Dorothy's innocence, and Pryor is wasted in a film ill-suited to his talents. |
