Oz Again?

FILM REVIEW
FILM: Oz Again?
DIRECTOR: patchman22
LINK: http://films.thelot.com/films/22474

PROS: Interesting take on Oz - a chance to restructure a well known story.
CONS: Dry humored interviews that seem to lead nowhere or make no point.

RATING: 2 / 5

COMMENTS:
With the novel and play "Wicked" as popular as it is today, a mockumentary like this would just be overshadowed and/or highly criticized for its lack of invention. The humor is just too dry and there is nothing compelling about the stories being told (although the two old ladies offer bits of impromptu fun). But all they do is gossip about the OZ characters and offer no real insight - mockumentaries and especially documentaries rely on establishing credibility to sell theirs point and there's nothing in this film to convince me of this alternate OZ reality. The clips that cut in just repeat to fill space and the over-all quality of the film looks as if it were shot on VHS - flat and without personality.