A Kind of Magic

There are very few Halloween-related romcoms, which is a bit of a surprise. But any future efforts should look at this one regarding how it can be done.

Everything about this film exceeded my expectations: the acting, script, romantic chemistry, set design, and overall vibe. While not really "laugh out loud" funny, it was amusing and did get a chuckle or two out of me.

The acting was really solid. The romance was fairly deep in a way you typically don't see in these films.

It's also a really fun film. The magic aspect really gives the actors and script a lot to work with, and they delivered.

I'm knocking it a couple of stars for two reasons: 1) a little too much suspension of disbelief where it was avoidable and 2) some dialogue felt a bit drawn out (especially in the second half).

But overall I strongly recommend this underrated gem.

This aired on ION as You Cast a Spell on Me So our main character Matt is a 35 year old warlock in need of a spouse. A little bit of a twist from the usual woman's biological clock ticking. His family arranges him to marry a witch from one of the families that make up the witches council.

Psychiatrist Sara's friend Lacy drags her out to Halloween party where she meets mysterious stranger Matt whom she talks to all night. What she doesn't know about Matt is he is a warlock and his powers end up transferring over to her. Sara thinks she's losing her mind when strange things start happening.

Over the next few days Matt is experiencing troubles with his powers and is desperate to figure out what's wrong. His mother determines it can only be one thing, Matt has fallen for a mortal!

This Halloween movie has some acceptable dialog and funny magic. Less annoying than some of those Christmas movies out there.

Ryan McPartlin from Chuck who has a certain goofball charm suitable for this movie plays a warlock who has to marry another witch soon or lose his magic. He meets a mortal psychiatrist, the cute Nikki de Loach and they of course fall in love.

It's quite well done the way things work out for them and for the other couple - the arranged witch and another warlock with no magic. Things wear a bit thin towards the end.

If you are going to watch one Halloween movie this one is an alright choice.

Firstly, this is a low, low budget, made for cable movie. Take a Halloween romantic comedy that lacks comedy and dip it in cheese sauce and you've just about got it. The premise is Halloween silly, but it could have been worse. The script is weak, the acting is also weak. The cinematography is sub par, the lightning is amateur and the set design is cheap. Even the music sound track sounds cheap, it's like they wanted it to be Disney cute. That being said, on the good side, there is no gratuitous sex, nudity, violence, no explicit language. You can watch it with kids or your grandma. What is odd, is for a movie that is about magic, warlocks and witches, there is very little magic.

Why can't there be more Halloween rom coms like this? I thought the chemistry between the two main characters was magical (no pun intended 😂). Will definitely watch again and again, especially around Halloween!