Synopsis
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".
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Cast
- Nicole KidmanIsabel Bigelow
- Will FerrellJack Wyatt
- Shirley MacLaineIris Smythson / Endora
- Michael CaineNigel Bigelow
- Jason SchwartzmanRitchie
- Kristin ChenowethMaria Kelly
- Heather BurnsNina
- Jim TurnerLarry
- Stephen ColbertStu Robison
- David Alan GrierJim Fields
Recommendations
- 63
Charlotte Observer
Puts a fun, frothy spin on the 1960s TV show before sinking back into the mundane. - 60
Newsweek
As long as it stays focused on showbiz, Bewitched is light, frothy fun. But Ephron insists on turning Bewitched into a love story, and that's when the fun starts to seep out of the movie. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite the labors of leads Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell, there's no screen magic being made here. - 50
The New Yorker
The result is clever, and the narrative twistings keep you on your toes, but there's just one hitch: it ain't funny. - 40
Variety
Nora Ephron's attempt to reconceive the standard TV-to-bigscreen adaptation goes bizarrely haywire here, spinning out of control like a runaway broomstick. - 30
L.A. Weekly
The film's funny for 15 minutes as it skewers Hollywood and prowls block after block of familiar L.A. scenery. - 25
ReelViews
The motion picture version of Bewitched is a travesty of monumental proportions that belongs in the "What the hell were they thinking?" category. - 10
The A.V. Club
Bewitched piles miscalculation upon miscalculation, beginning by casting the iron-willed Kidman, one of film's gutsiest and most fearless actresses, as a regressive pre-feminist dumb-blonde doormat, a sort of mildly retarded amalgam of Marilyn Monroe, Renée Zellweger, and Meg Ryan.
