Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: November 8, 1978 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Chicago TribuneLouis Carlozo
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]
60
Los Angeles TimesSusan King
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]
40
It's intended to be a thriller, but there's little suspense and almost no fun in this account of a schizophrenic ventriloquist.
40
In short, Magic is unworthy of its name. It's frightfully feeble and obvious. [11 Nov 1978, p.F11]