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Practical Magic

1998

Griffin Dunne

Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing ...

5.1

13,250

Fantasy. Drama. Romance. Comedy Two sisters who are both witches lead very different lives -- one has given up on finding true love and moved in with her psychic aunts; the other has romance on her mind and uses her power to lure a handsome cop into the family coven. Problem is, both sisters live under a curse whereby any man who falls in love with them is looking at an early death.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Too scary for children and too childish for adults (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Practical Magic is a chick movie with a multiple personality disorder (...) this is fanciful, fun, romantic escapism - a strange but bubbly brew (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Though the tale is not without its charms, its spell is repeatedly broken by the random pace and tone."	NEU
United States	The New Yorker	"[Practical Magic] can't decide whether it's a horror show, a cute comedy, or a soap opera."	NEG
United Kingdom	Charlotte O'Sullivan Time Out	"This is a film with neither heart nor mind (...) It substitutes set pieces for drama and music for dialogue."	NEG
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Practical Magic is neither good nor great, but it is pleasant. That's about the best and the worst that can be said for it."	NEU
United States	David Hunter The Hollywood Reporter	"A disappointing brew of slick commercial moviemaking and old-fashioned romantic fantasy"	NEG
United States	Emanuel Levy Variety	"Part comedy, part family drama, part romance, part special-effects mystery-adventure, and not entirely satisfying on any of these levels."	NEU

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