Synopsis
Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.
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Cast
- Colin FirthStanley Crawford
- Emma StoneSophie Baker
- Hamish LinklaterBrice
- Marcia Gay HardenMrs. Baker
- Jacki WeaverGrace
- Erica LeerhsenCaroline
- Eileen AtkinsAunt Vanessa
- Simon McBurneyHoward Burkan
- Catherine McCormackOlivia
- Jeremy ShamosGeorge
Recommendations
- 83
Film.com
This picture isn’t as showy or obvious as one of his (many) masterpieces, but it is quite good and deserves your time and respect. - 80
Variety
Whenever Firth and Stone are onscreen together, the movie sings; the rest of the time it’s never less than a breezy divertissement. - 80
Time Out
The director’s latest—a lighthearted romance set in 1920s Germany and France—won’t do much to sway proponents or detractors from their own perspectives, though taken at face value, it’s one of Allen’s most charmingly conceived and performed efforts. - 75
The Playlist
Magic In The Moonlight is good in many regards, and mostly enjoyable for most of its 97 minute running time. But it’s also admittedly uneven in spots, familiar and ultimately a bit slight. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
While it's breezy and funny and perfectly pleasant, you probably won't remember this particular gift by the time the next birthday rolls around. - 58
IndieWire
Magic in the Moonlight belongs to the pool of lesser Allen comedies, yet Firth and Emma Stone — as the alleged necromancer Sophie Baker, the object of Stanley's scrutiny and eventually his affections — bring all the zany energy they can muster. - 50
Slant Magazine
A film of obvious characterizations and even more obvious plot machinations that render its moment-to-moment charms moot. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Magic in the Moonlight does have a not-disagreeable expensive-vacation vibe to it. But the one-dimensional characters are mostly ones you’d want to avoid rather than spend a holiday with.
