What’s it about?

Set 25 years after the original, we discover the Owens family curse – which sees the doom of any man an Owens woman falls in love with – still exists. A grieving Sally (Sandra Bullock) swore off magic and made her sister Jilly (Nicole Kidman) promise to never tell Sally’s two young daughters they have magic in their blood. But a series of tragedies sees the grown-up daughters discover they are not only witches but are cursed in matters of love.

What did we think?

Sometimes a movie doesn’t have to be perfect to have charm. Technically speaking, Practical Magic 2 is a little messy but the charisma and chemistry of its performers are, pardon the pun, magical. You care so much about the emotional journey of the three generations of Owens witches that problems with the plot and pacing are easily overlooked.

Even a final act that drags on a little long with some nostalgic wallowing doesn’t manage to detract from a warm film that manages to evoke tangible emotions from its audience, whether it’s diehard fans or newcomers to the franchise. Bullock and Kidman genuinely feel like best friends and their banter has enough laugh-out-loud moments to carry the film by itself. As it is, the more poignant relationship between the elderly aunts (Stockard Channing and Diane Weist) plucks at the heartstrings in a different way.

It’s an unexpected sequel that appeared out of nowhere but the magic is in the emotion it inspires. A fun flick of sisterhood and human connections that will linger for awhile despite the flaws.