Good concept, poorly executed.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

I've tried 3 times to give this movie a chance to get it's point across. It doesn't. As in most films Russell Crowe is in he gives his all but the story is pretty convoluted and doesn't give you much to care about. It gets pretty stupid towards the end. We kind of understood the owl showing up but never could understand the green lizard. The saving grace is the scene between Alec and Myra in the church and of course, somehow, Russell winds up dancing with his leading lady, something that happened in several of his earlier films. The beginning of the film Russell and Bridget are very Bogart & Bacall and the banter flows pretty well, even if we have heard it before. If you have the need to see Mr. Crowe there are better films to choose from. I'm still waiting for Russell to be cast in a good romantic comedy, something like "Bringing Up Baby" and Lauren Graham can certainly throw out the Katherine Hepburn lines to him.

I got confused amid the on-again-off-again magic. Sometimes it worked, and Fonda could "magic" her way out of anything, and sometimes Fonda had to suffer the consequences of reality. I thought her acting was okay; I just couldn't figure whar her reality was. As for Crowe, it was nice to see him play a tender-ish character, but two things put me off. 1] He wore that damn fedora all the time, indoors and out. He only took it off to go to bed. I actually remember the '30's, and no men wore their hats so relentlessly. {He's more appealing without it]. And 2] I couldn't figure out his accent for the longest time. He is normally a master of accents -- the male counterpart of Meryl Streep in that regard -- but in this movie, I heard a touch of Australian, a snatch of regular British, some Chicago thuggish, and some New York. I never quite figured which accent he was going for, but probably one of the last two.

When I first saw this movie I knew I liked it immensely, but I didn't really know why. I had to see it several times before I really "got" it. It's a very very different movie. The symbolism was a treat! Things which were shown in a fantasy-type way are things which happen in real life--e.g. bitterness being shown as an egg being laid that when hatched, is a venomous spider. In this movie, just about anything can happen! Love is magic but love can't happen with bitterness in the way; likewise, magic can't happen without love. The actors exuded the '40's style with finesse with the witty lines, and Bridget Fonda's costumes were exciting. I will surely watch this movie again and share it with others.

This is definitely the best thing Bridgit Fonda has ever done. Claire Peploe's little masterpiece was not appreciated by most critics, but I absolutely loved it. It's a film about magic. All the different levels and layers of magic - from stage illusion to multiple levels of reality and spiritual experience, to the magic of love. All the different levels and layers of magic are intertwined - woven together so that magic is a part of daily life. The film is witty, surprising, challenging and, above all, lots of fun. Now that it's out on video, don't miss it!