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2005
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Oscar®-winner NICOLE KIDMAN (Best Actress in a leading role, The Hours, 2002) and wickedly funny WILL FERRELL star as actors playing Darrin and Samantha on a remake of the television show "Bewitched" in this cleverly crafty comedy from director Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail). Egomaniacal star Jack Wyatt (FERRELL) casts unknown Isabel (KIDMAN) as his co-star in order to monopolize the limelight and regain his top spot on Hollywood's A-list. When Isabel, a real witch, discovers Jack's self-centered scheme, she conjures a sidesplitting spell the mere mortal will never forget!
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©2005 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Lew Irwin

Clearly the filmmakers behind Bewitched have bewitched a number of critics. A surprisingly delightful rethink is the way Jan Stuart describes it in Newsday. Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Daily News writes: It might be going a bit far to use the word 'enchanting' when discussing Nora Ephron's frothy remake of the TV series Bewitched, but the movie is indisputably a cut above such rote efforts as The Honeymooners and Charlie's Angels Ephron's Bewitched actually contains ideas. Some work better than others, but there's enough originality and solid laughs here to call this a charmed effort. Nicole Kidman is receiving the kind of passionate praise for her performance in the movie that is usually reserved for actors appearing in important films. It's pleasant just to watch Ms. Kidman float through the movie's sets like a visitor from another land, writes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times, adding, She's as adorable as E.T., though her voice is as baby-breathy as that of Marilyn Monroe. ... The kittenish delivery adds a crucial softness, a sense of comfort, that doesn't come naturally to this actress. On the other hand, Ann Hornaday writes in the Washington Post: Shocking as it is to say, Kidman -- who is usually a big part of what's right in her movies -- is a big part of what's wrong with Bewitched, which is a misfire in pretty much every other department, too. Lou Lumenick in the New York Post brands the movie as an un-magical, unfunny and unromantic alleged comedy. And Michael Wilmington in the Chicago Tribune concludes that the new Bewitched is bothered and bewildered, an uninspired misfire of a TV-series knockoff that, despite its great cast and smart filmmakers, never manages to scare up much magic.

Reviewed by: biabz on 2/5/2006 3:10:15 PM
I REALLY WANT NTO THIS MOVIE. ITS COOL BUT I HAVE TO RENT IT . SO I CANT SEE THIS MOVIE ANY MORE.
Lew Irwin

Clearly the filmmakers behind Bewitched have bewitched a number of critics. A surprisingly delightful rethink is the way Jan Stuart describes it in Newsday. Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Daily News writes: It might be going a bit far to use the word 'enchanting' when discussing Nora Ephron's frothy remake of the TV series Bewitched, but the movie is indisputably a cut above such rote efforts as The Honeymooners and Charlie's Angels Ephron's Bewitched actually contains ideas. Some work better than others, but there's enough originality and solid laughs here to call this a charmed effort. Nicole Kidman is receiving the kind of passionate praise for her performance in the movie that is usually reserved for actors appearing in important films. It's pleasant just to watch Ms. Kidman float through the movie's sets like a visitor from another land, writes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times, adding, She's as adorable as E.T., though her voice is as baby-breathy as that of Marilyn Monroe. ... The kittenish delivery adds a crucial softness, a sense of comfort, that doesn't come naturally to this actress. On the other hand, Ann Hornaday writes in the Washington Post: Shocking as it is to say, Kidman -- who is usually a big part of what's right in her movies -- is a big part of what's wrong with Bewitched, which is a misfire in pretty much every other department, too. Lou Lumenick in the New York Post brands the movie as an un-magical, unfunny and unromantic alleged comedy. And Michael Wilmington in the Chicago Tribune concludes that the new Bewitched is bothered and bewildered, an uninspired misfire of a TV-series knockoff that, despite its great cast and smart filmmakers, never manages to scare up much magic.
Reviewed by: biabz on 2/5/2006 3:10:15 PM
I REALLY WANT NTO THIS MOVIE. ITS COOL BUT I HAVE TO RENT IT . SO I CANT SEE THIS MOVIE ANY MORE.
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Reviewed by: biabz on 2/5/2006 3:10:15 PM
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Reviewed by: t_savery on 12/29/2005 10:14:03 AM
I think this movie is exciting coooolll1
Reviewed by: vinnievideo on 12/27/2005 1:18:50 PM
Reviewed by: durianjohn on 12/23/2005 6:19:28 PM
Possibly the greatest movie ever made.
Reviewed by: wesday on 12/16/2005 9:43:10 PM
Well then I'm only rating this 5 stars to counteract the moron who eroneously gave it 1 star so it would show up as a 3.
Reviewed by: ingwaldl on 12/11/2005 12:25:44 AM
I am only going to rate this as a 1 so it shows up a two year old could do better
Reviewed by: EndViewertheReviewer on 12/10/2005 9:40:32 PM
It was good, something different.Comedy mixed with romance.Funny overall an average film..
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