The Craft: Legacy

Name: The Craft: Legacy
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: October 28, 2020
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Cailee Spaeny, Charles Vandervaart, David Duchovny, Donald MacLean Jr., Gideon Adlon

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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) | Release Date (Streaming): October 28, 2020 | PG-13

Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Charles Vandervaart, David Duchovny, Donald MacLean Jr., Gideon Adlon, Hannah Gordon, Julian Grey, Lovie Simone, Michelle Monaghan, Nicholas Galitzine, Zoey Luna

Summary: An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

Director: Zoe Lister Jones

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 97 min

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Richard Roeper

Oct 27, 2020

The Craft: Legacy is a smart, edgy, wickedly funny and wild ride from the talented writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Oct 27, 2020

The result is an entertaining and insightful mashup of tropes, both respectful of what came before and willing to try new tricks. Being a weirdo, it seems, has never gone out of fashion, but now it has a different kind of future to conjure up. Read full review

Katie Rife

Oct 27, 2020

Writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones places less emphasis on the culture surrounding witchcraft—there’s no occult store to shoplift from in this film, for example—and more on the girls’ innate supernatural powers, manifested mostly as sparkly wisps of CGI and stunt people in harnesses being jerked across the frame. This is of a piece with more contemporary teen-witch entertainment like the rebooted Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, as well as the film’s message about finding and harnessing one’s own innate magic. Read full review

Jenn Adams

Oct 27, 2020

Legacy wears its heart on its sleeve and you can feel the love for the source material. There’s an endearing and timely focus on building community, which is foundational to real witchcraft, and the message that our differences are what make us strong is one worth repeating at every opportunity. Unfortunately, there are key ingredients missing in the cauldron, and the film feels stilted by its narrative arc. Read full review

Richard Lawson

Oct 27, 2020

Lister-Jones has a lot of good ideas that are given short shrift in this film. The potency of their implications is sapped by, among other things, the film’s seemingly hyper-conscious worry that it might put a foot wrong, especially within such a limited run time. Which may actually be The Craft: Legacy’s most modern dimension: it probably should have been a Netflix series. Read full review

David Fear

Nov 5, 2020

The basic spell remains the same, updated for the age of inclusivity, toxic masculinity and Princess Nokia. The magic, however, is M.I.A. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 30, 2020

Stripping it of its cruelty, sense of grievance and teen-impulsive passion for violent revenge rubs off too much of what made the first film work from this “sequel.” And no cameo from the first film can atone for that. Read full review

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Honestwoman

Apr 16, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I LOVE IT. It's not a remake it's a reawakening to the 1996 hit and the build into what's going to become a POWERFUL trilogy or hopefully even more. I LOVE IT. I LOVE THAT THE CRAFT IS BACK. Critics don't see that it's trying to build and keep comparing it to the first movie, it's not it's it own movie sequel diving back into the world of the craft reawakening the series. Bringing in warlocks is a great move to bringing the witches together and shows great opening to a 3rd movie.… Expand

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Ondywondy

Nov 3, 2020

Amazing film, even better then the first one!! The writer and director actually made it about sisterhood and empowerment for so many people throughout the movie!! Loved it

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AshMcAuliffe

Oct 29, 2020

So.... Just watched The Craft Legacy. Where do I begin? Firstly, I feel there is a hell of a lot of unjustified hatred being aimed at this film. Yes, it is woke. Woke AF! It's definitely a product of life in 2020 which I think is great. It had a lot going on so the film could have done withSo.... Just watched The Craft Legacy. Where do I begin? Firstly, I feel there is a hell of a lot of unjustified hatred being aimed at this film. Yes, it is woke. Woke AF! It's definitely a product of life in 2020 which I think is great. It had a lot going on so the film could have done with being longer to give us some more in depth knowledge about certain characters and their storyline but it didn't try to be the original movie. It really made itself its own entity which I'm so pleased about. There was a shedload of Easter eggs which I loved spotting. The chemistry between the Coven is amazing!!! All the girls are great. Their bond was lovely to see. It was very respectful to Witchcraft practice. It thankfully didn't fall into the final act of the first film which I always felt upset by. And.... That final scene has me terribly excited for another film Blumhouse!
Very well done. … Expand

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Thwompthing

Oct 29, 2020

Richard Roeper gives this an 88 LOL. SO much for those two actually having standards! This movie was actually tolerable until approximately half way through when the LGBQT and feminist crap and all the politics started showing up. They literally made the main guy character into a completeRichard Roeper gives this an 88 LOL. SO much for those two actually having standards! This movie was actually tolerable until approximately half way through when the LGBQT and feminist crap and all the politics started showing up. They literally made the main guy character into a complete tool. It became pretty much unwatchable at this point. The politics in this film completely destroys it.… Expand

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k2k

Oct 30, 2020

Imagine The Craft, but it's a Disney Channel PG movie.
No scares, magic now sparkles, everyone is friends with no conflict and everyone is very socially aware.
There is no fun in this movie for anyone over 13. If you are thinking of watching this because you love the original, there isImagine The Craft, but it's a Disney Channel PG movie.
No scares, magic now sparkles, everyone is friends with no conflict and everyone is very socially aware.
There is no fun in this movie for anyone over 13. If you are thinking of watching this because you love the original, there is nothing here for you.… Expand

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Anthoneylhl

Oct 31, 2020

The movie we've all waited for and now we wish we could get our time back after watching. The movie movie follows the daughter of one of the original witches in what could've been an amazing sequel, but fell short on everything. The movie was rushed, boring, and anticlimactic to say theThe movie we've all waited for and now we wish we could get our time back after watching. The movie movie follows the daughter of one of the original witches in what could've been an amazing sequel, but fell short on everything. The movie was rushed, boring, and anticlimactic to say the least. If you're a fan of the original Craft please don't waste your time with this movie.… Expand

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CandyPena

Jun 3, 2022

WOKE, boring junk! Why is this in the Horror genre? Just STOP! This Craft Legacy, following after the original is laughable and junk! It had so much potential but it had to go down the WOKE drain instead

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