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Hocus Pocus

1993

Kenny Ortega

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz ...

5.8

12,718

Fantasy. Comedy. Horror. Kids

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The effects, the characters and the plot are all tossed into a confusing cauldron in which there is great activity but little progress (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter	"Even when the plot bobs for story apples too long, director Kenny Ortega's nimble narrative choreography propels it along"	POS
United Kingdom	John Ferguson Radio Times	"This comedy is unusually dark for a Disney production and it makes for patchy entertainment (...) Kenny Ortega seems unsure of the tone of the piece (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"The plot is weak, the action poor and it's got Bette Midler, simply dreadful (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"[It] may not get your hand in a blur but its collection of one-liners and amusing situations could put you in a diverting spell"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"As a family film, 'Hocus Pocus' is passable --- provided you don't have particularly high standards (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"[It transforms] a potentially wicked Bette Midler vehicle into an unholy mess (...) [It] is aimed squarely at the Nowheresville between juvenile and adult audiences"	NEG
United States	Maria Llull Common Sense Media	"There are plot holes, and a lot of the film is predictable, but it's good Halloween fun nonetheless."	NEU
United States	Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer	"Silly but irresistible."	POS

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