Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Goran Visnjic

Actor Griffin Dunne improves a bit on his first film as a director, Addicted to Love, with this drama-comedy about a family of witches. Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock play spell-casting siste...( read more  read more... )rs of different temperaments: the former is a high-living, free-spirited sort, while Bullock's character is a homebody who can't get around a family curse that kills the men in their lives. A widowed single mom, Kidman gets into a jam with an abusive Bulgarian (Goran Visnjic) and is helped out by her sibling, but the result brings a good-looking, warm, inquisitive cop (Aidan Quinn) into their lives. The film has a variety of tonal changes--cute, scary, glum--that Dunne can't always effectively juggle. But the female-centric, celebratory nature of the film (the fantasies, the sharing, the witchy bonds) is infectious, and supporting roles by Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing as Kidman and Bullock's magical aunts are a lot of fun. --Tom Keogh

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PG-13, 104 min.

Directed by: Griffin Dunne

Release Date: October 16, 1998

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DVD Release Date: February 16, 1999

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  • July 20, 2009
    A very enjoyable film with a very good cast including a very young Camilla Belle. A mix of Rom-Com/drama that has some dark moments as a family of witches try to break a curse within their family.
  • September 21, 2008
    Persecuted as a witch by the puritans in the 17th Century, Maria Owens places a spell on herself. But this has had the result of causing all the men that the subsequent generations of Owens women marry to die unnaturally. In the present day, Sally Owens wants to maintain the pret...( read more)ence that she is not a witch in order to be accepted by the community. But then the man that Sally marries is killed in an accident in the street. Her more wayward sister Gillian is passionately involved with East European cowboy Jimmy Angelo but things go wrong when he abducts her and Sally, and Sally is forced to place a lethal dose of belladonna in his tequila. Panicking, the sisters attempt a resurrection spell and when this goes wrong they bury Jimmy in the garden. But then detective Gary Hallett comes investigating Jimmy's disappearance and they are forced to cover up. However Sally finds herself starting to fall for Gary. For the most part Griffin Dunne is reasonably successful at playing the film as the white witchcraft comedy. Nicole Kidman has the lighter part, playing the wayward ditz. Sandra Bullock gets the lion's share of the film, she does her Shy Girl Next Door thing but seems to spend the whole film getting flustered. But the script never quite pairs the differences between the two sisters off against one another.
  • June 14, 2008
    Great actresses, but weak plot.
  • May 19, 2008
    their sisters and their witches, whats not to like..awesome nicole kidman as you've never seen her before
  • November 8, 2007
    Excellent comedy, terribly underrated. One of the top "modern witches" movie ever... well, considering what other "modern witches" movies are out there...
  • November 11, 2009
    Love it! If you haven't seen it then hit the blockbusters for this oldie.
  • November 7, 2009
    Vorrei poter dire "è un film della mia infanzia", ma in realtà ci sono arrivata tardi, però questo non mi ha impedito di adorarlo =D
  • November 2, 2009
    Thought there'd be more magic in it...
  • October 30, 2009
    Very good acting and a lot of dream love it
  • October 29, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie doesn't seem sure what tone to adopt, veering uncertainly from horror to laughs to romance. full review

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  • michellefortuin
    October 10, 2009
    I just saw it for the hundredth time (or something like that) and I still adore it! It's one of the few movies I can watch over and over again.
    Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are both amazing, and they also have a great chemistry, something you don't expect immediately,
    Goran Visnjic is perfect as the bad guy as well.
    The story is great, it's one of the best fantasy movies I've ever seen!

    What are you waiting for? Go, watch it! ;-)
  • albailey7
    July 30, 2009
    good movie thanks for the add?love allen
  • albailey7
    July 30, 2009
    good movie thanks for the add?love allen
  • kattekaren
    January 24, 2009
    Can someone upload some more pictures of 'Maria'? it would make me very happy :)
  • Jerry168
    June 2, 2008
    I like this movie, it is so funny and wonderful, the curse of love are made both women challenging theirs destiny
  • mariefuller80
    May 16, 2008
    Light hearted and fun!
  • diegonahuel60
    March 14, 2008
    nicole kidman esta re buena
  • luvjb4ever
    December 31, 2007
    i love this movie! its always got something exited going on in it!
  • babygirlm92
    December 17, 2007
    i loved this movie it's one of my all time fav
  • peaceXloveXhappiness
    September 6, 2007
    this scared me cuz i was like 9 when i saw it lol that guy was creepy!

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