| Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: November 8, 1978 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
|
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
|
Watch Now
| Buy on |
|
| Stream On |
|
| Stream On |
|
| Stream On |
|
| Stream On |
|
Critic Reviews
Magic is one of the top-notch films of the 1970s. And if you haven’t heard of it by now, you should never forget the name at this point. It isn’t one of those psychological thrillers out to tie knots in your stomach right off. Like any good magic trick, the excitement comes with the waiting.
Read full review
There's a certain quirky charm to the young Hopkins in his creep-out role as Corky, a shy, failed stand-up magician. [25 Apr 2006, p.3]
Hopkins is quite good as the timid ventriloquist-magician, but the film suffers with the addition of an awkward subplot involving an unhappily married woman (Ann-Margret). [25 Apr 2006, p.E2]
It's intended to be a thriller, but there's little suspense and almost no fun in this account of a schizophrenic ventriloquist.
In short, Magic is unworthy of its name. It's frightfully feeble and obvious. [11 Nov 1978, p.F11]
Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
