Lucinda's Spell

I just bought the Special Edition DVD... this is a really fine independent film. There have probably only ever been a handfull of Low Budget fantasy movies, this one is a gem.. I recommend the Special Edition DVD... The movie is funny and really beautiful and it's grreaat that it doesn't just try to give what the studio movies give, but offers a whole different (albeit naughty) slant.

I give it FOUR STARS!

THE GOOD: the soundtrack to this movie is amazing. Blues, jazz, foundation rock, alternative, zydeco, classic rock, etc etc. I would buy the soundtrack to this craptastic movie if it were available.

THE BAD: to call the acting in this film amateurish would be an insult to amateurs. Larry Clark uses amateurs and they usually are believable and decent. These hammy performances are just clownish and stupid. Not one person can pull off a single line that sounds authentic. It cannot be overstated how poor the acting is in this. Granted the screenwriter (was there one?) didn't give the actors (?) much to do. The dialogue is terrible and the..... performers stoop to the occasion.

THE UGLY: the cinematography in this makes Kevin Smith look like Martin Scorsese. To call it flat and uninteresting wouldn't quite cover it. Thinking documentary full of talking heads uninteresting.

i can honestly say that it's one of the most unique, entertaining, funny, and touchingly sweet, independent films that i've ever seen... it pushes the boundaries to be more than sexually exploitative- although Lucinda is a witch/prostitute, the film, in my opinion, could be watched in a 'feminist studies' class... i think ken russell would, and fellini would have loved it...

First off, let me wonder why you chose such a bland commentary to put on the front page of the movie description....

I loved the movie and appreciate it. I'd say all people mature enough to handle the message would certainly benefit from seeing the film. The acting was very fresh , and if the part of Lucinda was created for the woman who played her, perfect! I found her mysterious and she solidly played off a good-souled sexual healer goddess archetype. I want more characters like her!! Hollywood never makes movies this inventive. I suppose one may have to have a vast imagination to appreciate the film to the degree I did. I enjoyed the fearlessness of the characters, especially Jason's, within the realms of darkness, and the final acknowledgement that LOVE is all, love is magic. Can't fail with that!

Fulton looks like she was enjoying herself while shooting this movie, and that is undoubtedly due to the fact that (according to the making-of featurette on the DVD) the role of Lucinda was written especially for her. It hardly seems like work, but she really earns her money when Lucinda dresses up and assumes the identity of her customers' fantasies. I was shocked, and you will be too. Jacobs plays Jason like a punk rock star, with bleached blonde hair and a (real?) Scottish accent right out of TRAINSPOTTING. During his scenes, my finger never left the rewind button because I couldn't catch what he was saying the first time. Thank GoodnessDVDs don't wear out.

This is not really a horror movie; it's more like a black comedy that deals with Wicca/paganism and is peppered heavily with sex and sexual innuendo. Usually I can do without sex in a movie, because most of the time it's gratuitous and exploitative of women. I am very happy to report that the ladies of LUCINDA'S SPELL and the guys both appear in various stages of undress. Most aspects of this movie work; even though there are some loose ends and unanswered questions (for instance, why doesn't Jason just stay in Scotland to couple? Aren't there any witches there?), I still enjoyed it. I recommend LUCINDA'S SPELL to anyone interested in the occult and on the lookout for a movie that is fresh and different.