Practical Magic is the quintessential chick flick, which means it's great if you're into that -- or it sucks if you're not. This movie works best when accompanied by a pint of Ben & Jerrys, a bottle of wine, and some sort of traumatic breakup.Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman star as a pair of witchy sisters living on a fictional island off the coast of Salem, MA. They are into organics and conjuring. They accidently kill that guy from ER. Gentle sheriff Aiden Quinn appears from Arizona to throw some romance into the mix. The ladies drink margaritas and dance around the kitchen table while giggling. It's that kind of movie.
And why are we reviewing Practical Magic at this exact moment?
Because it was NOT filmed in here. Practical Magic was made before the MA film tax credit came into law. Despite it clearly being set in Massachusetts (author Alice Hoffman lives in Brookline), the producers shot this in Washington state. That's lost money to the MA film industry, and the state's economy.
We mention this now because there are petitions circulating via email and Facebook to fight for the MA tax credit. The 2010 state budget wants to cap it, which could severely hurt our work prospects. When Rhode Island capped theirs, it all but killed their film industry. That can't happen here. We need our jobs!
As for Practical Magic, the gals are giving it an A-, and the guys are giving it a C- (though we're not sure they actually watched it).
Final Score = B-
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