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2005 Certificate PG
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Director Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail) breathes new life into the classic television show BEWITCHED in this romantic comedy of the same name. Movie star Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) had it all until he made a few bad films and his wife left him. Now, the washed up star is slated to play Darrin in a remake of .. Read more

Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine
Director Nora Ephron
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Family

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Bewitched

Director Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail) breathes new life into the classic television show BEWITCHED in this romantic comedy of the same name. Movie star Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) had it all until he made a few bad films and his wife left him. Now, the washed up star is slated to play Darrin in a remake of the 1960s sitcom about a mortal man who unknowingly marries a beautiful, good-hearted witch. Determined to resuscitate his career, Jack and his agent, Richie (Jason Schwartzman), demand that an unknown be cast as the witch, Samantha, in order to maximise his screen time and star power. After an exhaustive search for the right actress and the perfect nose wiggle Jack spots Isabel Bigelow (Nicole Kidman) in a book store and is convinced that she can be the new Samantha. And right he is; Isabel really is a witch who is determined to try life and hopefully love without magic, much to the chagrin of her debonair warlock father, Nigel (Michael Caine). Immediately drawn to Jack, Isabel follows her heart and takes the role only to discover that he has no plan to share the spotlight with her, and can also be a big jerk. Can Isabel refrain from using magic to put Jack in his place and win his love? And how will Jack react when he learns Isabel's secret? More interesting than a standard remake, the screenplay by Ephron and her sister Delia nicely weaves in the characters and basic plot of the original television series while developing a completely new story and characters. Shirley MacLaine stars as a legendary actress who plays Samantha's mother, Endora, in the new television show and just may have a few secrets of her own. Steve Carell has an amusing turn as Uncle Arthur, a character originally played by comedian Paul Lynde.

Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth, Steve Carell, Heather Burns
Director Nora Ephron
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Collections 100 Rom-Coms
Genres Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Family
Language DVD: English, English Audio Description
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: English, Hindi
Released DVD: 06 Feb 2006
Production year: 2005
Format DVD
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    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Bewitching.......

    What a great movie!- Bewitched is my favourite movie of all the DVD's that we have rented so far!!!

    it is a real feel good movie that appeals to all ages- our family could not put it down. We watched it over and over again.

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    Rated - 1 star

    Mindnumbingly Bad!!!!! It simply doesn't work

    Being a HUGE fan of the TV series. This movie is awful. Truly insulting to the original and great TV series. An 'original' idea no denial, but it simply did not work. Movie is set in 'Reality' (modern day LA) and the TV series was just a piece of fiction but Witches & Warlocks really exist. Isabel Bigalow (Kidman) a real witch fly’s in to live a normal 'mortal' existence much to the disapproval of her father Nigel (Caine). She soon is grabbed by big headed washed up actor Jack Wyatt (Farrell) to play Samantha along side his Darrin in a remake of 'Bewitched'. Iris (Maclaine) is cast to play Endora in the remake. Apart from the scenes of them filming the show the movie bares very little resemblance to 'Bewitched'. It’s a bad romantic comedy and the characters are just very 1 dimensional and flat. The potential for an excellent movie exists in here somewhere but the premise just reders it meaningless and the Aunt Clara part just leaves anyone completely confused to what’s going on. Just rent the DVD of Season 1 instead.... (0 Stars)

      • Roger Swift from Telford, UK
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