Practical Magic
Directed by:
Griffin DunneCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
Alan SilvestriCast:
Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Goran Visnjic, Aidan Quinn, Evan Rachel Wood, Camilla Belle, Margo Martindale, Chloe Webb (more)VOD (3)
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Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman sparkle in Practical Magic, adapted from Alice Hoffman's bestseller. They play Sally and Gillian Owens, sisters hexed by a centuries-old curse...and coping with a witches brew of events involving a possible love match for one, a zombie for the other and a need to resume the age-old witchcraft taught by two doting Ownes aunts. (official distributor synopsis)
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A genre-diverse experience. The acting combination of Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman is unexpectedly pleasant. In retrospect, it's charming to watch Kidman try, but at this time she hadn't quite broken through.
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What led Nicole Kidman to get involved in this pathetic project will probably remain a mystery forever. The fact is, however, that even her presence couldn't rescue the film from its woeful mediocrity. But it didn't have to be so bad. The concept is quite promising, but unfortunately, the director's incompetence killed everything. The film lacks any significant plotline, a proper turning point, or a quality ending. The actors merely walk in front of the camera, occasionally uttering some morsels of wisdom or making a romantic gesture, and that's it. The visual effects are surprisingly underwhelming, and the character played by Goran Visnjic is completely off. When we add all of this up, there is truly nothing nice about it.
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