Craft, The
These girls are in a club all of their own.
High School can be a pretty tough time to fit into. The pressure of getting
good grades, playing sports, dating, and peer pressure, in general, but
what if you're the new girl in town? That can be a whole other ball game.
Sarah (Robin Tunney) is the new girl with a troubled past who tried to
commit suicide. She carries the pain of knowing her mom died when giving
birth to her and it is something that just eats away at her. But Sarah is
settling into who she is and what she believes to be goodness around now.
Sarah has made an impression on three witchy girls who are looking for a
fourth to complete their circle. These girls all have something about them
that make them stand out among their classmates other than the rumors of
practicing witchcraft. Bonnie (Neve Campbell) is tormented by the awful
burn scars that cover parts of her body. Rochelle (Rachel True) is
painfully made fun of by Laura (Christine Taylor), the blond snob goddess
of the school because she doesn't like the color of Rochelle's skin. Then,
there is Nancy (Fairuza Balk) the most verbal and opinionated in the group.
Sarah has also caught the eye of Chris (Skeet Ulrick) one very popular and
handsome jock who Nancy warns Sarah to stay away from because he is hurtful
and diseased and has the power to make her life miserable.
At first, things are fun and innocent while little magical powers are
coming into play, but the girls wish for spells to take certain form and
soon dangerous and vengeful emotions start brewing. When Sarah starts to
feel guilty over the love spell she cast on Chris she looks for help from
Lirio (Assumpta
Serna), the owner of a magical shop. She warns the girls that whatever you
send out you get back three times and now Sarah will have to wait the spell
out and hope it doesn't cause any further problems.
After Nancy has invoked the spirit of Mano she seeks out Chris and plots
her revenge on him for the pain he has caused her.
After what Nancy did to Chris, Sarah wants out of the group for the guilt
consumes her. Her magic spell lead to an awful fate for Chris that should
never have happened.
Now Sarah has the fight of her life in front of her. With Nancy's magic,
now turned evil, and Bonnie and Rochelle under her wing they're out to get
Sarah for deserting the coven.
Believing in herself, the power of her mother, and invoking the spirit of
Mano for the greater good is the only way Sarah has a chance to fight the
evil in Nancy.
The Craft is an enjoyable movie with a great cast and lots of special
effects to enhance the look and feel of the movie.
Music includes Letters to Cleo who did an awesome cover of the Cars classic
"Dangerous Type." Other artists include Jewel, Matthew Sweet, and Love Spit
Love who did a fabulous cover of the Smiths ageless song "How Soon Is Now."
Written by: Lynda Dale MacLean
Reviewers Rating: 6.5
Reader's Rating: 9.42
Reader's Votes: 41
Added: 2-Nov-2003
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