Part comedy, part family drama, part romance, part special-effects mystery-adventure, and not entirely satisfying on any of these levels.
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Practical Magic (1998)
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Reviews Counted:53
Fresh:11
Rotten:42
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: Comedy, romance, and humor mix with unsatisfying results.
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This romantic comedy, which is based on Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel, introduces the Owens sisters (Bullock and Kidman), who try to use their hereditary gift of witchcraft to help them find... [More]
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing
Director: Griffin Dunne
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Not that the move isn't fun in spots; it's just a TV-ready mix of camp and curdle.
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A Halloween movie with amorous themes but is such a hodgepodge that it serves as neither an effective, Charles -Addams- style spoof of the supernatural genre nor a convincing romantic comedy.
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A mediocre mishmash of female-bonding comedy, schmaltzy romance and blessedly brief horror about latter-day witchcraft!
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Although I enjoyed portions of the movie, I can't wholeheartedly recommend something with such an unfortunate and dissatisfying conclusion!
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The most appealing aspect of "Practical Magic," unsurprisingly, is the pairing of Bullock and Kidman, two of the most likable stars around. Both are in terrific form here...
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Top CriticThe film consequently feels anemic and scattered most of the time.
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Nunca termina por definir si se trata de una historia de amor, de horror o una comedia
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A flat, unappealing potion!
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Practical Magic doesn't cast much of a spell!
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The film creaked to a halt like a 1956 Buick running on fumes!
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The trio of credited writers exhibits a complete failure of imagination!
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