Practical Magic

Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn

Directed by Griffin Dunne

Rating: 4 stars

Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian (Nicole Kidman) Owens are two very close sisters. Raised by their aunts, the Owen sisters learned how to cast magic. However due to a curse their ancestor made, any man the Owen women falls in love with dies. Sally Owens believes she falls in love and gets married to her perfect man. Life is going great and she even has twin girls. Then one day, her husband dies. Gillian gets herself into trouble after she kills her boyfriend in an accident. She and Sally fight together to break the Owen women curse.

Practical Magic is a really good movie. Who doesn't love Sandra Bullock or Nicole Kidman? It's a fun movie to watch. The two aunts (Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest) are funny and nice, while Bullock and Kidman make a good duo. Practical Magic is one of those old movies you want to watch from time to time and the best part is, is it's not too old of a movie to watch. Even though it doesn't have the high quality of special effects that we're used to in the 2000's, the storyline is interesting and hasn't been done before which is a nice refresher from all the re-makes these days. Personally, I'm a huge Nicole Kidman fan (ever since I watched Moulin Rouge) and even though this movie came out before Moulin Rouge, she has that fiery spark you see in that movie. As for Sandra Bullock, she's a great actress and if you're a fan of hers you won't be disappointed in this movie. I would recommend Practical Magic as a family movie though there are some topics discussed that may not be appropriate for an eight-year-old. However, in defense of it, I really believe that it's one of those movies little kids watch but don't understand whats going on.