Ariana Grande is an absolute scream and Cynthia Erivo's voice is unparalleled, but expanding out the Broadway musical into two (very long) parts doesn't offer the opportunity for depth we were promised.

I always knew I’d love the Wicked movie, but I didn’t expect to love it this much. As a casual fan of the original musical as well as Jon M. Chu’s work – like Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights – I knew the project was in good hands.

Wicked is the latest high-profile musical to hit American cineplexes with emerging Oscar buzz. It certainly isn't Chu's first time spearheading musicals or films with musical elements, having directed two films in the Step Up franchise,