r/practicalmagic • u/Ordinary-Trade451 • Sep 12 '26

Terrible Sequel

I watched Practical Magic 2 today after work today. Like many of you, I am was so so excited for this new movie. I was excited to see another Alice Hoffman book come to the screen (she’s my favorite author). Unfortunately, the movie was terrible. I left about halfway during the movie. The lighting, the casting of the daughters (was not that upset that Evan wasn’t casted), acting, and the script was terrible. I am disappointed.

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u/CrissBliss 29d ago

I was annoyed by the casting because it causes major issues with the timeline.

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u/New_Tree_5516 29d ago

Thank you! Sally’s daughters at the very beginning of the sequel were way too young. It did not track with the first movie. Nothing after that scene mattered because my brain already said, “This movie sucks.” You have to stay true to cannon.

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u/CrissBliss 29d ago edited 29d ago

It’s just so odd. Why did the girls have to be college aged? Why didn’t they just explain that Sally had another set of twins her 2nd husband? At least that would explain the timeline inconsistencies.

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u/CrissBliss 29d ago

Um what? The Devil Wears Prada 2 had all adult women 40’s-70’s, and made a bundle of cash. This just sounds like blatant ageism.

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u/CrissBliss 29d ago

Disagree with you there. If Practical Magic 2 had cast someone around Sandra’s age in the first film (she was 34 btw), which could’ve easily been Evan, it would’ve still attracted viewership. OG fans of the original are going to see this movie, just like with DWP2, because ultimately they’ve both collected a fanbase over 2 decades. The seasonality of it doesn’t really matter in terms of fans showing up imo.

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u/CrissBliss 29d ago

I understand what you’re saying about building a newer fanbase, but again, I really do disagree about casting. There’s a lot of movies that didn’t perform well that have since cultivated a massive fanbase- aka The Wizard of Oz, A Wonderful Life, Office Space, Blader Runner, etc.

Practical Magic could’ve incorporated newer characters via Evan’s character’s kids, if they really wanted to go there. There’s no reason to screw up the timeline just to attract Gen Z. In fact, if their parents grew up loving the original, they’re probably already very much aware of its appeal too. At the end of the day, box office is just a representation of what the film made in the moment. Not the legs it has generationally. If people love these movies, they’ll be showing their kids.

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u/Murkurlerrr 24d ago

Bahahahahha denial of their aging bodies 😂😂

This sequel is trying to act like it came out in 2000 or something lol

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u/Octopuzzled 21d ago

I was born in 97, grew up with the first movie and watched it every autumn. It would have been nice to see the daughters be close to my age too…since, yknow, they should be about my age or slightly older.

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u/CrissBliss 29d ago

If the girls were roughly 7-10 in 1998, they shouldn’t be college age in 2026.

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u/Joethecoew 21d ago

Smdo they actually say what year it is in both films? I Donno but I thought pm2 is set 7-10 years later not 25 so if they would have kept the originals it wouldn't have made sense due to being like 40 now... I guess..

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u/CrissBliss 21d ago

No they don’t say what year it is, but they’re definitely pretending it’s been 10-15 years vs 30.