leplatypus Unlike the little good movie I watched last week with Linda & Paul, this little one with Bridget & Russel is not that good: However, there is a lot of good things: the atomic fifties, the exotic Mexico and its Yavin temples (for SW fans only!), Prof. Slughorn, and for sure younger Bridget & Russel… The story is indeed not mold in hard science as there is indeed true magic expression: in that way, the movie recalls me of the one with Pénelope which mixes South America and magic. But on the other hand, the movie drags painfully in spite of its 100 minutes: there is a serious lack of rhythm and dynamism that hurts really the pleasure to meet again cool, light and gentle Bridget!

pharaoh_hatshepsut you won't be able to control your bodily spasms due to laughter while watching what i think was suppose to be a serious? movie...it's terrible- absolutely horrible- as a serious movie BUT wow what a great comedy.

NJCondon The seeds of a good movie are there in "Rough Magic", a film with an excellent cast, an intriguing premise, and a great location. However, these seeds never really germinate, as the film fails to be convincing. As the movie progresses, the characters behave in an increasingly arbitrary manner while the events of the plot become similarly arbitrary. Thus, by the end, my willing suspension of disbelief was completely gone and I found myself bored. I think that the film was trying for the sort of magic realism found in movies like "Like Water for Chocolate", but the key to magic realism lies at least as much in the realism as it does in the magic. While "Like Water for Chocolate" worked because we believed in the characters, "Rough Magic" fails, despite some genuinely entertaining moments, because we don't.Overall Rating: 1 1/2 stars (out of 4), or 4 (out of 10)

guruka This is definitely the best thing Bridgit Fonda has ever done. Claire Peploe's little masterpiece was not appreciated by most critics, but I absolutely loved it. It's a film about magic. All the different levels and layers of magic - from stage illusion to multiple levels of reality and spiritual experience, to the magic of love. All the different levels and layers of magic are intertwined - woven together so that magic is a part of daily life. The film is witty, surprising, challenging and, above all, lots of fun. Now that it's out on video, don't miss it!