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Cast a Deadly Spell (TV)

Cast a Deadly Spell

1991

Martin Campbell

Fred Ward, Julianne Moore, David Warner, Clancy Brown ...

5.7

565

Film noir. Fantasy. Comedy. Horror In a fantastical 40's where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.

	Author	Review
United States	John J. O'Connor The New York Times	"Mining familiar formulas, Mr. Dougherty's 'Cast a Deadly Spell' is engagingly different and special."	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"[It takes] you into a fantasy world full of original refreshing ideas and some bizarre twists.(…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Chris Willman Los Angeles Times	"Despite the film's best straight face and cleverest intentions, it crosses well over the line between homage and parody."	NEU
United States	Drew Dietsch Bloody Disgusting	"If you’ve never seen this one, seek it out and get a little bit of magic in your life."	POS
United States	USA Today	"Imagine "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" with witches and zombies instead of toons."	POS
United States	Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly	"What a great way to spend an evening"	POS

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