Bewitched (2005)
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 183
Fresh: 45 | Rotten: 138
Bewitched is haunted by scattered laughs and a lack of direction.
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 44
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 36
Bewitched is haunted by scattered laughs and a lack of direction.
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Nora Ephron directed and co-wrote this updated adaptation of a classic situation comedy that also casts a satirical eye on the entertainment industry. Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) is a movie star whose career has been going into a slow and steady decline. Desperate for a project that will give his reputation a jump start, Jack agrees to star in a film version of the once-popular television series Bewitched as hapless hubby Darrin Stephens, under the condition that an unknown actress be cast as the
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Cast
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Nicole Kidman
Isabel Bigelow/Samantha -
Will Ferrell
Jack Wyatt/Darrin -
Shirley MacLaine
Iris Smythson/Endora -
Michael Caine
Nigel Bigelow -
Jason Schwartzman
Richie -
Kristin Chenoweth
Maria Kelly -
Heather Burns
Nina -
Jim Turner
Larry -
Stephen Colbert
Stu Robison -
David Alan Grier
Jim Fields -
Steve Carell
Uncle Arthur -
Carol Androsky
Realtor -
Michael Badalucco
Joey Props -
Kenneth Hudson Campbell
Writer -
Richard Kind
Abner Kravitz -
Ed McMahon
Himself -
Carole Shelley
Aunt Clara -
Jennifer Hall
Book Soup Cafe Waitress -
Bridget Ann Brno
Auditioning Actress -
J.J. Sacha
Voice-Over Announcer -
Victor Williams
Police Officer -
Jennifer Elise Cox
Auditioning Actress -
Laura Sorenson
Auditioning Actress -
Dana Daurey
Auditioning Actress -
Kate Walsh
Sexy Waitress -
Dianne Dreyer
Production Staff Assist... -
Conan O'Brien
Himself -
Dorie Barton
Auditioning Actress -
Jarrad Paul
Valet -
James Lipton
Himself -
Jason Winston George
E! Anchor -
P.J. Byrne
Writer -
Amy Sedaris
Gladys Kravitz -
Jonathan T. Floyd
Cable Man -
Susan Chuang
Press Conference Report... -
Wendi McLendon-Covey
E! Anchor -
Mo Rocca
E! Reporter -
Nick Lachey
Vietnam Soldier -
Roxanne Beckford
Francine -
Katie Finneran
Sheila Wyatt -
Abbey McBride
Auditioning Actress -
Brittany Paige
Auditioning Actress -
Annie Mumolo
Bed Bath and Beyond Sho... -
Andrew Friedman
Bed Bath and Beyond Sho... -
Clay Bravo
Coffee Shop Waitress -
Heather Freedman
Beverly Hills Hotel Hos... -
Alison MacInnis
Auditioning Actress -
Katharine Carroll
Auditioning Actress -
Dawn Ashley Cook
Auditioning Actress -
Júlia Schüler
Auditioning Actress -
Hugh Davidson
Network Executive -
Joe Zymblosky
Randall -
Jordan Black
Press Conference Photog... -
Julie Claire
Hillary -
Terry Savage
Dinner Party Guest -
Valerie Azlynn
Gorgeous Model -
Liesel Staubitz
Trick-or-Treater -
Ruby Rose Skotchdopole
Trick-or-Treater -
Molly Gordon
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All Critics (189) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (48) | Rotten (141) | DVD (25)
By the tepid ending, the movie appears to have been sedated.
Top CriticDespite the intriguing set-up, formula proves as hard a habit for Ephron to kick as magic is for Isabel.
What the hell is Will Ferrell doing to his career?
What this revival needs is a good kick in the pants. And that Ephron and friends lack the low cunning to deliver.
The Ephron sisters, sophisticates entrusted with a simple TV situation comedy, lose the magic of the com as they mess with the sit.
In the original TV series, Elizabeth Montgomery had this kind of sexy, subversive personality. Here we just have this naïve person who just flits about.
The set-up for the story requires the audience be aware they are actually watching a remake of Bewitched at all times. It gets points for being an interesting and different idea for a television remake, but the metatextuality can be off-putting.
With "Bewitched," Nicole Kidman's career slips down yet another rung after her recent cinematic mishaps with "The Stepford Wives" and "Birth."
So-so romantic comedy; only somewhat clever.
There may be special effects aplenty here, but precious little magic.
The Ephrons have an easy way with the romantic-comedy genre.
Has some hilarious moments, mostly thanks to Will Ferrell's zany slapstick, mugging, and other antics.
As good as some of the gags are, however, they might have fallen flat if performed by lesser talents.
Had it stuck to the ground rules it laid out early on, it would've made sense.
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Es una lástima que las hermanas Ephron no hayan podido aterrizar una idea que sonaba interesante en un principio pero que, finalmente, es víctima de sus propios malos hechizos
Audience Reviews for Bewitched
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- Isabel Bigelow/Samantha: [jumping up and down in excitement with Maria] I don't know why we're doing this, but it's fun!
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- Isabel Bigelow/Samantha: (to Jack) You're sweating again. I love it when you sweat!
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- Isabel Bigelow/Samantha: Guess what? I'm a witch!
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