Practical Magic (1998)

Practical Magic (1998): Dir: Griffin Dunne / Cast: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Aiden Quinn, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing: Black comedy that may be referencing Sandra Bullock and her practical daily living or her instructions to her children not to use magic. It can mean love, which is much more powerful than magic. Bullock and Nicole Kidman are sisters plagued by their mother's curse after dying of a broken heart. It is said that any males they love will surely die. Bullock is married and has two children until her husband is struck by a truck. Kidman hangs loose until her boyfriend becomes abusive. Held at gunpoint Bullock accidentally poisons him. Bullock states that there is no devil in magic. She obviously obtains her's out of a box of Lucky Charms. Witchcraft is treated as a game as oppose to dangerous. Director Griffin Dunne bypasses predictable storytelling with exquisite visual elements. This is an improvement over his previous film Addicted to Love, but neither films clash humour and their dark elements very successfully. Bullock and Kidman survive the hocus-pocus bullshit with fine chemistry but Aiden Quinn as the investigating officer is standard. Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing play their crazy aunts. Despite its seemingly free spirit attitude, this film is not for children. Interesting yet unfocused, which fades the real magic. Score: 6 / 10

Practical Magic is a 1998 comedy film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. This film is about the 2 stars trying to escape a curse set by their ancestor on any man that loves an Owens woman. The movie does have some pretty cool looking special effects, and there is very good chemistry between all the characters in the movie. Although the film's plot seems a bit jumbled and unfocused. The movie's comedy falls flat many times even though the characters are likable. At a few points I was confused as to what the movie was actually about. Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing gave good performances as the two aunts that take in Nicole and Sandra as children after both their mother and father pass away. Like I said, the movie seems a little bit confused and some people might become bored with the movie, as I did at one point. Really the only thing I enjoyed about Practical Magic was the characters played by some of my favorite actors and actresses. 5/10

This is so far My favorite movie of all time :) although its just 4 years older than me but the magic, the actresses, the story and everything makes me happy and enthusiast. I simply love it :) The magic in this story is so simple and UN-harmful its just pure and sweet. The acting of Sandra Bullock was amazing and the hair of Nickole Kidman was definitely the best in all of her movies (their clothes too) The story of Maria is good. The first time I saw this movie I was almost 14 and it got me :D ! Till now i f I'm really sad, I just try to search for this movie and Puff ! My mood is completely changed. So I recommend this movie along to potion of love or the ninth potion. I don't really remember Also the first movies of Sandra Bullock to those who want to change their mood :)

Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman) have been told by their aunts (Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest) early on about the family curse. Their ancestor Maria Owens was hung as a witch, but she survives. She was exiled to what is now their home Maria's Island in Massachusetts with her unborn child. She casts a spell to never fall in love. The curse has endured killing all the men that Owens women love. Gillian is the wild child and she wanders away from home. Sally stayed home. Against all odds, she falls in love with her husband and has two girls. Everything seems fine until the curse strike her husband dead. Then drunken mess Gillian calls one night for help. Gillian's boyfriend Jimmy (Goran Visnjic) takes both sisters hostage. Sally tries to dose Jimmy with belladonna but an overdose kills him. So they bury his body in the yard. Police detective Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) comes investigating the missing Jimmy. Only Jimmy's spirit is now haunting the sisters.This movie is a witches' brew of mismatch genres. It wants so desperately to be a rom-com. But there are some really dark fantasy elements that would probably be better off as a thriller. And then there are real slices of horror. It's a wildly inconsistent mess. For so much of it, director Griffin Dunne is using such a delicate light touch to the tone that all the murder and mayhem seems weirdly fake. Bullock and Kidman are great actors who has good chemistry together as sisters. However, the chemistry between Bullock and Quinn is questionable. The main reason being that the love may be spell induced. I just don't know what to do with this mess.