The Craft
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A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
What critics thought
Critics in 1996 were split down the middle: nearly everyone agreed the film's first half — its portrait of teenage outsiderdom and female solidarity — worked well, but most felt it collapsed in the third act under the weight of its own special effects. The four lead performances drew consistent praise even from skeptics, making the gap between the film's promising setup and its noisy finish all the more frustrating to reviewers.
“a neatly crafted film that begins most promisingly as a black comedy a la Heathers, but gradually succumbs to its tricky machinery of special effects”
Emanuel Levy·Variety
“celebration of adolescent nonconformity and female independence”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
“a brew of Hawthorne, Heathers and Hollywood hocus-pocus”
Rita Kempley·The Washington Post
Genres
Horror, Drama, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Andrew FlemingDirector
Robin TunneySarah
Fairuza BalkNancy
Neve CampbellBonnie
Rachel TrueRochelle
Skeet UlrichChris
Christine TaylorLaura Lizzie
Breckin MeyerMitt
Nathaniel MarstonTrey
Cliff DeYoungMr. Bailey
Assumpta SernaLirio
Helen ShaverGrace
Jeanine JacksonJenny
Graeme RevellComposer
Alexander GruszynskiCinematographyThe Craft
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
What critics thought
Critics in 1996 were split down the middle: nearly everyone agreed the film's first half — its portrait of teenage outsiderdom and female solidarity — worked well, but most felt it collapsed in the third act under the weight of its own special effects. The four lead performances drew consistent praise even from skeptics, making the gap between the film's promising setup and its noisy finish all the more frustrating to reviewers.
“a neatly crafted film that begins most promisingly as a black comedy a la Heathers, but gradually succumbs to its tricky machinery of special effects”
Emanuel Levy·Variety
“celebration of adolescent nonconformity and female independence”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
“a brew of Hawthorne, Heathers and Hollywood hocus-pocus”
Rita Kempley·The Washington Post
Genres
Horror, Drama, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Andrew FlemingDirectorRobin TunneySarahFairuza BalkNancyNeve CampbellBonnieRachel TrueRochelleSkeet UlrichChrisChristine TaylorLaura LizzieBreckin MeyerMittNathaniel MarstonTreyCliff DeYoungMr. BaileyAssumpta SernaLirioHelen ShaverGraceJeanine JacksonJennyGraeme RevellComposerAlexander GruszynskiCinematographyStream
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