Synopsis
Dorothy wakes up 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. 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.
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Cast
- Lea MicheleDorothy (voice)
- Dan AykroydScarecrow (voice)
- Jim BelushiThe Cowardly Lion (voice)
- Kelsey GrammerThe Tin Man (voice)
- Tacey AdamsAunt Em (voice)
- Michael KrawicUncle Henry (voice)
- Martin ShortThe Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
- Bernadette PetersGlinda (voice)
- Randi SoylandYou / Handmaiden / Additional Voices (voice)
- Oliver PlattWiser the Owl (voice)
Recommendations
- 40
Variety
“Oh, Toto, this doesn’t look like the Oz I remember,” Dorothy murmurs at one point. Truer words were never spoken. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s a loud Oz hodgepodge that never adheres to a prevailing tone long enough to allow viewers to emotionally engage with those characters in spite of some admittedly inspired CG flourishes. - 40
Arizona Republic
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return lacks any sense of magic. - 25
Washington Post
Animated in form but completely listless in content. - 25
Boston Globe
This is mythology that’s famously transportive in every sense, but the animators struggle to take us anywhere truly captivating, or even clearly defined. - 25
San Francisco Chronicle
All the brains, heart and courage in the world can't save a movie that doesn't have a third act. - 20
Village Voice
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return fails to make us care about the characters or their journeys, and the animation is shoddy and occasionally creepy. - 20
The Dissolve
It’s simply tacky consumer product that dishonors the famous name in its title—the same one that’s keeping this film from the direct-to-video burial it deserves.
