The Craft
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
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- Cast:
- Robin Tunney , Fairuza Balk , Neve Campbell , Rachel True , Skeet Ulrich , Christine Taylor , Breckin Meyer
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Am i the only one who thinks........Average?
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
This flick has a very standard teen-movie formula. It's like Airbourne or Hackers, except instead of rollerblading and hacking, it's witch craft. The protagonist, Sarah, is the new girl in school. She butts heads with the bad crowd and then eventually joins their gang until the final showdown in the end. The leader of the coven is Nancy, played by Fairuza Balk. She got that ugly-hott going on. I always had a crush on her. She looks like the kind of trashy girl who can shot-gun a beer. There's some mondo continuity errors in the characters of this movie. For example, Sarah freaks out when her friends' spells and hi-jinx get a couple people killed. She no longer wants to be part of their club. But why would this bother her? At the beginning of the movie, a homeless person is nailed with a car, and they're laughing and celebrating because they think they made it happen with a spell. This is how they become friends in the first place: by killing a dude.One of the witches, Rochelle, starts to feel really guilty about putting a curse on some babe-zilla bully that causes all her hair to fall out. She shows no remorse, however, for any of the deaths and she has no qualms with trying to kill Sarah and her entire family at the end of the movie. It's like the writer of this script has ADD so bad that he can't even pay attention to his own writing. He forgot what he wrote one page ago as he pulls this whole thing out of his butt. This movie is pretty cheesy, but I feel it could be cheesier. I probably just don't get it because I'm a boy. Maybe if Van Damme were in it, I'd like it more.
Lots of hotties and action in this witch movie. I rated it a 9/10 due to it has great actresses in it and overall movie was well done. As far as Witch movies go, this one is one of my favorites. There are others out there that are good, but this one is right up there with them. IMHO.Like I mentioned, the four actresses are very good. The plot is good. It's about a girl who makes friends and soon they discover they are Witches. They use their powers for good and bad. Some can handle it and some can't. Conflict arises, as expected, and fights ensue. Good overall movie. Worth a watch. Jim W
The craft is a much better than average teenage Wiccan thriller. It contains very good performances by all the actors, including Neve Campbell. The film has excellent special effects. And the plot summary is well constructed and a lot better than I expected. The main thing about this movie is that it is very entertaining and fun to watch. I love all the things that happen in the movie and especially the ending. The ending is very well constructed but I will not give it away you'll have to go see for yourself. A lot of teenage movies really don't have good acting performances but this is a big exception. I was extremely impressed and pleased with the casting and the execution by the Actors. All of the characters are so deep and well written too. the execution of the plot is so great in this film. And the movie also teaches a great lesson and drives a positive message for teenage audiences. Don't abuse your gifts, use them for good. 10/10 for The Craft. A really fun ride.
'The Craft' is not as painfully 90s as I'd feared, but the phantom of Lollapalooza is hiding in every plaid clad shadow, like Tabitha Soren waiting to pounce on you like you're Eddie Vedder getting off a tour bus. In some ways, it might actually have benefited from some well placed 90s zeitgeist.It's a competently directed film with very solid special f/x for its time, but it's really the young quartet of talented lead actresses who carry the movie, such as it is. Particularly the lovely goth goddess Fairuza Balk, who chews through scenery in the third act like a rabid beaver.