Review of Strange Magic (2015) by Rmklingler — 24 Jan 2015

George Lucas has developed some really interesting characters and woven some extremely entertaining stories during his lengthy career as a filmmaker. Strange Magic has neither. The characters are completely undeveloped and bland.

The two fairy sisters, even though they look different, might as well have been the same. One is blond and one a brunette. One is really angry and heartbroken, the other is the "flirty sister.

" Of course, the only reason we know this difference is because they make it a point to tell us that. "I need you to help me look after your flirty sister..." said one character to the other sister.

"Oh, she's the flirty sister, that's the difference" I remember thinking to myself. I can't for the life of me remember what the actual plot of the movie was, and I literally took my kids to see this movie about 3 hours ago.

It was bright and colorful, there were fairies and lots of songs, but the story was so bland that it couldn't even hold my kids' attention for the duration. My youngest, who's three, took it upon herself to climb out of her booster seat and throw it down the next row in the theater out of boredom.

I really didn't think George Lucas could sink any lower than Jar Jar Banks or the forgettable story from Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but this movie proved me wrong. Of course, it was so forgettable it may not matter, as I've been referring to it as "Strange Music" all day.

By tomorrow, I might just be trying to remember what I did this afternoon, with no real answer. I really hope I am that lucky.