Practical Magic
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 16, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
10
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Dunne is committed, thank good-ness, unapologetic for even the most fluttery sentiment or spookiest chill, enjoying the swellness of the very idea almost as much as any fanciful girl. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Based on Alice Hoffman's fanciful novel and directed with go-for-broke prettiness by Griffin Dunne, Practical Magic is nothing but a guilty pleasure. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Lively acting, eye-catching cinematography, and funny dialogue lift this fantasy a notch above the average until love-story cliches and horror-movie shocks bog it down. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Though its startling shifts in tone sometimes seem unmotivated, this dark yet syrupy 1998 romance has an adolescent charm. Read full review
70
SalonLaura Miller
Like the rest of this new breed of witch story, it's about sisterhood instead of the supreme allure of housewifery, but like all too many witch movies (old and new), it's really just a self-congratulatory paean to banality and shrunken horizons. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Unfortunately, like far too many films, this one gives up the ghost during the last fifteen minutes, saddling an otherwise-enjoyable film with a dumb ending. Read full review
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