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Watched Practical Magic so you don't have to. You're welcome.
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1998 · Romance / Comedy / Fantasy
Practical Magic
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.
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RELEASE DATE
1998
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GENRE
Romance / Comedy / Fantasy
PLOT SUMMARY
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.
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@REEL_DEAL2026-01-12 23:00 UTC
Practical Magic: an airport-run cliché stretched into a feature film.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-21 07:00 UTC
The chemistry in Practical Magic is so flat it would fail a high-school lab report.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-25 06:00 UTC
Practical Magic is what improv class warned you about.
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Practical Magic (1998) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 32/100. Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in…
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Practical Magic works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for romance fans. With a Burn Index of 32/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
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Practical Magic scores 32/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/TrueFilm · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 4.2k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Practical Magic?
Everyone praising the Practical Magic performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/movies · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 4.1k points
Hot Take: Practical Magic's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Honestly, Practical Magic would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/criticalkino · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 1.0k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Practical Magic actually is?
Look, I wanted to love Practical Magic. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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