The Craft (1996)

All Critics (42) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (17) | DVD (9)

Fleming's film begins promisingly as a black comedy a la Heathers, but then quickly succumbs to its machinery of special effects; this is yet another bad picture in a long list of Hollywood flops about witchcraft.

June 15, 2007 Full Review | Comment

Emanuel Levy

Variety

Top Critic

If only The Craft were as fresh as its enchanting lead quartet.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

Top Critic

Campy teen witch thriller more violent than fun.

December 18, 2010 Full Review | Comment

Heather Boerner

Common Sense Media

Extras on the disc start with a full-length audio commentary by director Andrew Fleming.

September 30, 2009 Full Review | Comment

Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

The 1970s-style special effects do little to distract us from an uneven script, direction and performances. Yet there's enough here for us to hope it'll come together.

September 30, 2009 Full Review | Comment

Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Supernatural fun with attitude.

April 24, 2003 Comment (1)

Kevin A. Ranson

MovieCrypt.com

• 1. Rochelle: She probably doesn't have any powers anyways. [Bonnie snickers and they turn to walk away]
  2. Sarah: [Sarah turns, pissed off, the wind starts blowing really hard and the clouds rolls in. A lightning bolt hits a branch and falls, almost hitting Bonnie and Rochelle who manages to jump out of the way. They look at her in horror.] Be careful. You don't want to end up like Nancy.
  3. Nancy: [Nurse looks into a room. Nancy is strapped into a bed in a psych ward] AH!!! [nurse walks in] It's you! It's you! He gave me power! I can do whatever I want now! I can fly! [nurse injects Nancy in the side] I can--OW! Ow, ow!
  4. Nurse: He gave you something honey, but it ain't the power.
  5. Nancy: But I can fly! I'm flying! I'm flying! I'm flying! I'm flying! I'm flying! I'm flying! I'm flying! I'm flying!
  – Submitted by Nhia T (41 days ago)
• 1. Sarah: Oh, relax it's only magic. Now who's pathetic?
  – Submitted by Nhia T (41 days ago)
• 1. Nancy: Why aren't you dead?
  2. Sarah: He came to me. Saved me. [Nancy picks off a roach crawling on her face] Oh and he wanted me to give you a message: You're in deep shit. He says you've abused what he's given you and you're gonna have to pay the price.
  3. Nancy: Did he?
  4. Sarah: He did.
  – Submitted by Nhia T (41 days ago)
• 1. Lirio: You can defeat those who challenge you, but you must surrender yourself to the high power. [lights one candle and the rest lights up] You must invoke the spirit.
  2. Sarah: But it made Nancy crazy.
  3. Lirio: She takes it to a dark place. Don't be afraid. Invoke--
  4. Sarah: I can't.
  5. Lirio: There's no other way.
  – Submitted by Nhia T (41 days ago)
• 1. Lirio: Well then understand this: whatever you send out, you get back times three.
  2. Rochelle: Wait, we didn't read that in any book.
  3. Lirio: No, it's part of a basic spiritual truth, said in may ways in many faiths. 'Do on to others as you would have them do onto you.'
  – Submitted by Nhia T (41 days ago)