Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.
Despite the presence of Billina the talking hen, the emphasis on insecurity and peril harks back to the treat-'em-rough days of children's fiction, and the disturbing/comforting ratio tilts conclusively towards the former.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
The work of ingenious technicians who seem either not to know what gave the original film its magic, or not to care.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
It's bleak, creepy, and occasionally terrifying.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
12 Dec 2007
rotten:
Any movie in which a Midwestern prairie actually looks more attractive and more interesting than the enchanted land over the rainbow is in big trouble.