Rotten
Problems abound from the rushed beginning all the way through the impossibly resolved ending.
Kevin McFarland, AV Club
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
There's trouble in OZ...
2014 · 1h 28m · PG
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Dan St. Pierre
Overview
Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess, and Tugg the Tugboat join Dorothy on her latest magical journey through the colorful landscape of Oz to restore order and happiness to Emerald City.
Director and cast
- Dan St. Pierre Director
- Lea Michele as Dorothy (voice)
- Dan Aykroyd as Scarecrow (voice)
- Patrick Stewart as Tugg (voice)
- Hugh Dancy as Marshall Mallow (voice)
- Jim Belushi as The Cowardly Lion (voice)
- Oliver Platt as Wiser the Owl (voice)
- Kelsey Grammer as The Tin Man (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Munchkin Suitor (voice)
- Brian Blessed as Judge Jawbreaker (voice)
- Megan Hilty as China Princess (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
16%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The bricks are still yellow, but the road doesn't lead anywhere special.
Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
It's short on jokes and hampered by unmemorable musical numbers (including one about building a boat), and the film's niceness can't overcome the dopey tedium.
John Semley, Globe and Mail
Rotten
It's a little shocking how leaden the jokes are in this movie.
Bruce Ingram, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
All in all, the beloved kingdom of Oz is not well served, though there's just enough detectable affection to keep it from feeling like a pure cashing-in.
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times
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