How Sandra Bullock’s Face Makes Her New Hit Movie Unwatchable

Photo Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/Reuters I have always loved Practical Magic .

I saw it in theaters in 1998 with my mom and sister, and it has stayed with me ever since.

I may or may not live in the Pacific Northwest partially because of Practical Magic, which is set in Massachusetts but filmed in Washington.

My wardrobe, hair, and cluttered home are all influenced by the Owens sisters.

I watch the movie frequently, especially when I’m depressed or sick.

It always makes me cry.

I saw the sequel, Practical Magic 2 , this weekend with my coven (two friends) and a theater full of women (and by my count, two men on dates).

The audience audibly tittered during romantic moments, laughed at the sisterly banter, and clapped as the credits rolled.

By the end of the weekend, it had unseated Spider-Man: Brand New Day as the number one movie at the box office with a $30 million haul.

But I was left utterly unmoved.

There are a few reasons why it didn’t hit for me.

As Obsessed’s Nick Schager outlined in his review , the script is clunky.

I was willing to forgive the confusing timeline; the movie is almost 30 years old, and yet the girls from the first movie, who appeared to be about eight and 10, are only in their twenties now.

I get why it may make sense to recast beautiful 39-year-old Evan Rachel Wood, who played Kylie in the first movie, with (also beautiful) 27-year-old Joey King so we can watch a 20-something Kylie fight for her first love.