FILM REVIEW AS someone who has never seen the stage show and felt put off by this movie's relentless marketing, I had little-to-no expectations for Wicked Part I.

But watching the movie, I was spellbound by the spectacular and dazzling nature of it all and, when the end credits rolled, I knew I will be seated for Part II next year.

Wicked is a live-action film adaptation of the second-highest-...