Upside-Down Magic

When I first saw the trailer I thought "ugh. Just a Disney Harry Potter knock off" but then I tried the movie and it was nothing like Harry Potter! I have watched this movie twice because I enjoyed it so much! The 2nd time I showed my mom and she enjoyed it too! I would suggest it to ages under 14ish.

I thought this movie was pretty good. I like the message of "be the best version of yourself." These kids are outcasts but in the end turn out to be better than anyone realized. I have an autistic child and this message resonated with me for him. The story and characters were cute and it kept us engaged.

Suitable for children under 13, not suitable for adults like other well-known magic movies

Best friends Nory and Reina are excited to go to magic school, Sage Academy for Magical Studies. The students are divided into five classes depending on their magical abilities. Reina is a fire starter and joins the Flare class. Nory transforms into animals which means that she is supposed to join the Fluxer class. She cannot hold onto a single shape and is instead sent to Upside-Down Magic. She joins three other misfits who cannot do their abilities in a traditional way. They are expected to wear down their magic until they can return to the world as nobodies.

I actually like this Disney TV movie for kids. The message is good. The kids are good and sweet. The production is fine for a TV movie. I don't know anything about the books and I don't want to know. It's fine. It's very fine.

I was really excited when I heard they were making a movie based on the "Upside Down Magic" book series. But, whoever produced this film obviously never read the books. There are huge changes and none of them were good decisions. They didn't even get the 5 F's right... disappointing!