Lucinda's Spell

I think the Warlock had great moments in the movie. The witches were beautifully made up, and the bitchy witch, Beatrice, has great potential. This film looked like it was fun to make! I hope to see more from this director.

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.

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!

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...

People at the San Diego Comicon were giving out free copies of this in 2000, and I believe turning down a freebie is a mortal sin. Yet, when I finally got around to watching this film I thought it must be Thanksgiving. How else to explain this rancid turkey? The acting is amateurish, the dialogue laughable except when trying to be funny, and the leading lady -- a prostitute/witch -- is offensive to prostitutes, wiccans and women everywhere.

I also hasten to point ouyt the bad music and the camera work that barely rises to the level of incompetence.

Anyone want a free copy?