Practical Magic (1998)

05 Aug 2023

Rating: 3/5

That's the point; the guy I dreamed up doesn't exist. And if he doesn't exist, I'll never die of a broken heart

Sisters are witches whose bloodline is cursed such that if they fall in love, the person with whom they fall in love will die

I love the aesthetic, and it’s mostly a pretty lighthearted affair. Well, except for when they accidentally kill a guy

The movie has an exquisite corpse of a script, just so many thoughts hacked together — I’m not sure if all three writers were ever in the same room

That said, this movie gets a surprising amount of mileage from Sandra Bullock and Nichole Kidman’s charm and chemistry. Did they ever work on anything else together? I haven’t found anything

A perfect lazy weekend, “put something on while doing chore” kind of movie

stray thoughts


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