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Bewitched
the one line review:
twinkle twinkle
the overview
I love Nicole Kidman. Probably even an unhealthy amount. This was a perfect role for her, since she gets to exercise that cutesy lovable girl next door side of her persona. Shame the rest of the film was pretty weak.
the plot:
Nicole is Isabelle a real-life witch. Ferrell is Jack, an actor who is playing Darren in a remake of the TV series Bewitched. They cast Isabelle in the role of Samantha, but Isabelle being a naive witch who is just trying to make it in the real world has real difficulties telling the difference. Amusement ensues.
the verdict:
I was pleased to see Nicole Kidman in this, because it seems that recently, I've only seen her in some really drab, really depressing, dark, moody stuff. This is a fun, simple, easy film where she's in it because she's cute and doesn't have to work too hard. Ferrell does his usual role, wacky off-the-wall blah blah yawn.
Don't expect anything from the film - it's run of the mill - just a conversion of the TV comedy to a film. If you enjoyed the original TV series, or your average romcom slapstick comedy stuff, you'll like this.
This film gets 3 stars solely because it has Kidman in it - I'm that obsessed with her. Otherwise it's a 2 at best. Total chick flick, with a little something in there for the guys.
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