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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... 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 love. Collector's Edition includes documentary featuring behind the scenes interviews with the filmmakers and stars. [More]

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn, Goran Visnjic

Director: Griffin Dunne

Director: Griffin Dunne
Screenwriter: Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks
Producer: Denise Di Novi
Composer: Alan Silvestri

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Release:

Nov 3, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
  • Subtitles - English, French
 
 
 
 

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Robert Roten
Robert Roten
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Slick and mostly successful!

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Light hearted and fun!

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Andrew Manning
Andrew Manning
Radio Free Entertainment

A big mess!

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Ben Williams
Ben Williams
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What a disappointing mess made from such a promising premise!

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Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

A disappointing brew of slick commercial moviemaking and old-fashioned romantic fantasy!

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Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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Practical Magic is delightful sweetmeat for Halloween.

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Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

So misguided in so many ways that it makes you wonder how such talented and high-profile actors would even get involved in an embarrassing clap-trap like this one.

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Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
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Practical Magic, a promising but muddled comedy about sibling witches with, perhaps inevitably, some unthreatening feminism thrown into the mix.

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Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

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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