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Movie critics combined give Magic (1978) a score of 3.0846 out of 4
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Magic (1978) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)
A very well-crafted suspense-thriller that unfolds with one dramatically tense scene after another. Hopkins in superb. ...read the complete Magic movie review at FulvueDrive-in.com (Chuck O'Leary)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for NightsAndWeekends.com (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)NightsAndWeekends.com (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)
It may not be a horror classic on the same level as Psycho, but if you enjoy a good psychological thriller, Hopkins alone makes Magic worth your time. ...read the complete Magic movie review at NightsAndWeekends.com (Kristin Dreyer Kramer)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 3.62 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
The work of early Anthony Hopkins is always worth a gamble, and Magic is easily one of his quirkiest films. Hopkins plays a magician/puppeteer, and any time a ventriloquist's dummy makes it into a picture, trouble can't be far behind. The trouble here ...read the complete Magic movie review at filmcritic.com
Magic (1978) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)
Although it's well-handled by Attenborough and features decent supporting turns from Ann-Margret and Ed Lauter, the key source of Magic's terror is the fact that ventriloquists' dummies are and always will be disturbing. ...read the complete Magic movie review at Channel 4 Film (Richard Luck)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)
Because of Hopkins, because of Ann-Margret (who hardly looks like that Ann-Margret, adeptly proving herself as an occasional dramatic actress), and because of Burgess Meredith as well as Fats the dummy, "Magic" is one of the top-notch films of the 1970s. ...read the complete Magic movie review at Film Threat (Rory L. Aronsky)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
Magic has few scary moments and is really a rather maudlin examination of a nervous breakdown. ...read the complete Magic movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Exclaim! (--)Exclaim! (--)
When did clowns, dolls and dummies become such horrifying images of our imagination? It seems these once friendly entertainers of adults and children alike can't shake their bad raps after films such as Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Child's Play. ...read the complete Magic movie review at Exclaim! (--)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)
Magic achieves much more than its generally credited with, and except for that nagging, almost ruinous scene, is a smart, subtle thriller. ...read the complete Magic movie review at DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 2.86 out of 4 stars for Eat My BrainsEat My Brains
Dark Sky Films have done justice to this masterwork with a gorgeous anomorphic widescreen transfer and a host of insightful extras including a documentary about the art of ventriloquism. ...read the complete Magic movie review at Eat My Brains
Magic (1978) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Brett Cullum)DVD Verdict (Brett Cullum)
This movie is better than that Crash crap you made me watch after it. ...read the complete Magic movie review at DVD Verdict (Brett Cullum)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 2.55 out of 4 stars for Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)
The revelation that practitioners are self-taught and come to it pre-puberty says everything there needs to be said on the subject. ...read the complete Magic movie review at Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)
Magic (1978) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Vincent Canby)New York Times (Vincent Canby)
Magic is neither eerie nor effective. It is, however, very heavy of hand. ...read the complete Magic movie review at New York Times (Vincent Canby)
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Magic (1978) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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