‘Practical Magic 2’ Is Here. The Reviews Are All over the Place
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return as the Owens sisters, with critics praising their chemistry while calling the sequel repetitive and tonally uneven.
- On Thursday, Warner Bros. released Practical Magic 2 in theaters, reuniting Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as the magical Owens sisters nearly 30 years after the original film.
- The Owens family lives under a centuries-old curse that strikes down men who fall in love with them, prompting Sally's daughter Kylie to break the spell after her boyfriend Gideon is hit by a car.
- Directed by Susanne Bier, the 130-minute film reunites Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing, though critics say it suffers from a grindingly mechanical mystery plot that lacks the original's freshness.
- Maisie Williams joins as Antonia, an aspiring neurosurgeon, while Lee Pace portrays a tattooed professor of witchcraft as the sisters travel to England to investigate ancestral secrets.
- Based on Alice Hoffman's 2021 novel The Book of Magic, the film relies heavily on nostalgia; yet despite the original cast's return, the sequel struggles to establish its own identity.
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Movie Review: ‘Practical Magic 2’ should have stuck with the original spell book – WTOP News
Getting a sequel greenlit nearly 30 years after the original movie floundered upon its release likely required a stroke of magic. 1998’s “Practical Magic,” led by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as the Owens family witches, eventually became a cult classic, finding its footing with a home video release and subsequently, streaming services and social...
REVIEW. The sequel to “Magical Sisters” has the makings of a pleasant fall fantasy. But “Practical Magic: Family Legacy” is bizarrely wooden and slow.
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npr'Practical Magic 2' can't break the curse of the Hollywood sequel
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock return, playing witchy sisters living under a centuries-old family spell. Practical Magic 2 is a mildly enjoyable sequel that's bigger on fan service than freshness.
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