Trying being the operative word because if he was fully committed to that world he would have hired a competent gaffer

I half expected Liz Gillies to pop out with scissors in her hands and hate in her heart, which made it harder for me to properly embrace the world the Jon M. Chu was trying to build

I’ve never interacted with WICKED before the movie so maybe this is just how Glinda is supposed to be portrayed and Grande truly has been preparing for this role her entire life but I highly doubt that