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Bewitched

Overview


Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

June 24, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Nora Ephron

Starring :

Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Kristin Chenoweth, Jason Schwartzman, Joan Plowright, Todd Stashwick, Jim Turner

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 4

“..uses appealing ingredients and looks appetizing, but the result is as palatable as those cake decorations labeled "not suitable for consumption."..”
by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
“..The result is clever, and the narrative twistings keep you on your toes, but there's just one hitch: it ain't funny..”
by Anthony Lane [The New Yorker]
7 of 10

“..the last 20 minutes are poorly written, poorly directed,..”
by Tony Medley [Tony Medley]
2 of 4

“..the film is just too darn silly for its own good..”
by Kit Bowen [Hollywood]
“..somewhat bothered and bewildered.. too bad the rest of movie couldn't have been as inventive..”
by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]
3 of 4

“..pretty darned funny...”
by Daniel Neman [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
“..not too harmful, not too wretched, but alas, not too good, and certainly not too intelligent..”
by Adam Suraf [In Review]
8.5 of 10

“..Non stop funny...”
by Chuck Schwartz [The Cranky Critic]
2.5 of 4

“..makes less specific demands on its appropriators..”
by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
3.5 of 5

“..it's just light and predictable substance..”
by Lee Tistaert [Lee's Movie Info]
2 of 4

“..is bothered and bewildered..”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 4

“..inexcusably sloppy...a disgrace from start to finish..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 4

“..indisputably a cut above such rote efforts as "The Honeymooners" and "Charlie's Angels."..”
by Glenn Whipp [L.A. Daily News]
2 of 5

“..For a movie about an enchantress, Bewitched lacks magic..”
by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
2 of 5

“..Caine and Shirley MacLaine, who plays hammy actress playing Endora, are both wasted...It only throws flick's shortcomings into even bolder relief...”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
“..an enjoyable summertime confection..”
by Paul Clinton [CNN Showbiz]
7 of 10

“..a very original and very clever updating of the classic television show,..”
by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]
5 of 10
Reviewed by Berge Garabedian [JoBlo's Movie Emporium]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Stan Urankar [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Howard Price [The Trades]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Mark Plante [The Cinema Source]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Jeff Farance [The Daytona Beach News-Journal]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Kerry Bennett [Grading The Movies]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Eugene Novikov [Film Blather]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Jim Lane [Sacramento News & Review]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Chris Barsanti [Slant Magazine]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Lew Irwin [ShowBIZ Data]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Philip Wuntch [The Dallas Morning News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Christine James [Boxoffice Magazine]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Kimberley Jones [Austin Chronicle]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Brianorndorf [EFilmCritic]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Peg Aloi [The Boston Phoenix]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Louis B. Hobson [Jam! Movies]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Frank Swietek [One Guy's Opinion]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press]
2 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Wilser [Latino Review]
2 of 5
Reviewed by [The Movie Chicks]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Entertainment Insiders]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Brian Oliver [Movieman's Guide to the Movies]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by David Levine [Filmcritic]
1.5 of 5
Reviewed by Christy Lemire [The Journal News]
Reviewed by Walter Chaw [Film Freak Central]
Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher]
Reviewed by Ken Eisner [Georgia Straight]

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