This film is as 80s as they come. The tropes, stereotypes, looks, and undertones is all there. Reading the history of the filming of this I can now see why it is difficult to watch this now. A movie that had great potential to me but gave me questions marks above my head for I was confused if it tried to be a horror, drama, comedy, or a parody of itself. The three actresses that portrayed the witches did a great job and Jack Nicolson played, well..... Jack Nicolson. The pacing was very grating at times and the weird, in my opinion, unnecessary scenes that didn't help the film in anyway didn't make it any better.
Half the movie is a great template for films to come after it like Easy, Witches of Eastend, Practical Magic, Charmed, The Craft, etc. But it seemed that the movie had internal conflict and was a hodgepodge of ideas that only confuse audiences, which makes sense as it seems George Miller (Mad Max) had a difficult time communicating with Hollywood for this film to be made.
The film is still charming in its own way. If you enjoy the modern take of Witches in a small town of being misunderstood, you might want to give it a watch. But it seems this one might be the most out of touch and out of time witch movies. I would give this a straight middle of the road 5/10.
Half the movie is a great template for films to come after it like Easy, Witches of Eastend, Practical Magic, Charmed, The Craft, etc. But it seemed that the movie had internal conflict and was a hodgepodge of ideas that only confuse audiences, which makes sense as it seems George Miller (Mad Max) had a difficult time communicating with Hollywood for this film to be made.
The film is still charming in its own way. If you enjoy the modern take of Witches in a small town of being misunderstood, you might want to give it a watch. But it seems this one might be the most out of touch and out of time witch movies. I would give this a straight middle of the road 5/10.