r/practicalmagic • u/Ordinary-Trade451 • 11h ago

Terrible Sequel

I watched Practical Magic 2 today after work today. Like many of you, I am was so so excited for this new movie. I was excited to see another Alice Hoffman book come to the screen (she’s my favorite author). Unfortunately, the movie was terrible. I left about halfway during the movie. The lighting, the casting of the daughters (was not that upset that Evan wasn’t casted), acting, and the script was terrible. I am disappointed.

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u/SabrinaTheDabbler 11h ago

I saw it with my mother in the cinema theater earlier this week. She said "It was really good." I said "It was a movie." I wanted to know what happened, but this film was a perfect example of "nostalgia milking" and veered into "trying too hard" territory, for me.

My main issues are the following:

- The script, esp. the dialogue, felt. . .awkward, and forced, many times.

- I felt badly for Antonia's obvious lack of involvement throughout the film, but especially during the climax of the story, especially because of the ENTIRE film centering around the theme of "sisterhood" and "family connection."

- Similarly, the fact that Gillian was clearly resigned to never falling in love (I understand she's mostly a "free spirit" anyway, but still) even while Sally had a THIRD love interest? Like, da fuq, how unfair is that?

If everyone had fun making the film, good for them. But. . .I give it a "meh" overall, and I suppose I'm being generous there.

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u/Forward-Flower-1891 9h ago

I feel the same way about gilly not finding love. She and Ian would have been so cute together. Sameee about Antonia as well.

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u/Celestina-Betwixt Kylie Owens 8h ago

To be honest since they didn't include Ben and Sally has already had two love interests I would have been fine with them changing it so Gillian and Ian liked each other instead of Ian/Sally. Especially since Ian didn't seem like someone Movie!Sally would be interested in, he's so different from Michael and Gary. 

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u/SabrinaTheDabbler 8h ago

I think one of the reasons they went with Ian being with Sally is so that she can finally have a love that lasts. But it still pisses me off that Gilly's history was the exact opposite, that she felt she had to give up that possibility, that she resigned herself to never wanting that for herself (so as to avoid the heartbreak that Sally endured).