Practical Magic (Keep Case Packaging)

Description

If a broom falls, company is due. When a circle rings the
moon, trouble looms, Should you misplace your broom, sorry; a hand vac can’t
be used in an exorcism rite. Fun and excitement abound in the Owens family of
wily witches. One problem, though: the men the Owens women fall in love with
are doomed to an untimely death. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman bring a
sparkling screen magic to Practical Magic, adapted from Alice Hoffman’s
bestseller and directed by Griffin Dunne (Addicted to Love). They play Sally
and Gillian Owens, sisters hexed by a centuries -old curse…and coping with a
witches brew of events involving a possible love match (Aidan Quinn) for one,
a zombie (Goran Visnjic) for the other and a need to resume the age-old
witchcraft taught by two doting Owens aunts (Stockard Channing and Dianne
Wiest). Sit for a spell and enjoy. Review Actor Griffin Dunne improves a bit
on his first film as a director, Addicted to Love, with this drama-comedy
about a family of witches. Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock play spell-casting
sisters of different temperaments: the former is a high-living, free-spirited
sort, while Bullock’s character is a homebody who can’t get around a family
curse that kills the men in their lives. A widowed single mom, Bullock gets
into a jam with an abusive Bulgarian (Goran Visnjic) and is helped out by her
sibling, but the result brings a good-looking, warm, inquisitive cop (Aidan
Quinn) into their lives. The film has a variety of tonal changes–cute, scary,
glum–that Dunne can’t always effectively juggle. But the female-centric,
celebratory nature of the film (the fantasies, the sharing, the witchy bonds)
is infectious, and supporting roles by Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing as
Kidman and Bullock’s magical aunts are a lot of fun. –Tom Keogh

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Drama/Love & Romance, Comedy
• Format: AC-3, Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen, Dubbed, Dolby, Subtitled
• Contributor: Denise Di Novi, Evan Rachel Wood, Ellen Geer, Mark Feuerstein, Herta Ware, Robin Swicord, Bruce Berman, Alexandra Artrip, Chloe Webb, Goran Visnjic, Sandra Bullock, Caprice Benedetti, Mary McLaglen, Stockard Channing, Alice Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Griffin Dunne, Dianne Wiest, Adam Brooks, Akiva Goldsman, Aidan Quinn See more
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 44 minutes
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.76 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 112617
• Director ‏ : ‎ Griffin Dunne
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ AC-3, Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen, Dubbed, Dolby, Subtitled
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 44 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2009
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn
• Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French