The Craft: Legacy
The Craft: Legacy

Movie spotlight

The Craft: Legacy

2020
Movie
94 min
English

An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

Insights

IMDb6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic52/100
Google Users77%
Director: Zoe Lister-JonesGenres: Horror, Fantasy, Thriller, Drama

Plot Summary

A shy teenager discovers she is part of a coven of witches and together they explore their burgeoning powers. When dark forces threaten to expose their secret, the four young witches must learn to harness their abilities to survive.

Critical Reception

The Craft: Legacy received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with many praising its fresh take on the witchcraft theme and its young cast. However, some critics found the plot to be less engaging than its predecessor and noted a lack of originality. Audience reception was generally more favorable, appreciating the film's modern aesthetic and feminist undertones.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its strong performances from the lead actresses and its visually appealing aesthetic.

  • Appreciated for its updated themes and more inclusive representation compared to the original.

  • Criticized by some for a plot that felt underdeveloped and less impactful than expected.

Google audience: Google users largely enjoyed 'The Craft: Legacy,' highlighting its engaging storyline, the chemistry between the young actresses, and its positive messaging around female empowerment and embracing one's true self. Some viewers felt the film could have delved deeper into the lore or offered more intense horror elements.

Fun Fact

The film's director, Zoe Lister-Jones, also wrote the screenplay. She has stated that she wanted to create a story that was both a sequel and a reimagining of the original film, focusing on themes of consent and female rage.

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TMDB Reviews

4 reviews
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Yikes, well there's not much point in gilding the lily - this is dreadful. A sort of elongated episode of "Buffy", written by someone who has little, if any, grasp of how to construct a suspenseful story and directed with the same level of ...

MongoLloyd

MongoLloyd

Sigh... not that I expected anything that equaled the original The Craft even partially, this is an insult to decades of pre-woke era American culture. Sensitivity and tolerance notwithstanding, this is thematically and aesthetically a m...

tmdb17996075

tmdb17996075

Yes, it's a subpar sequel, but not nearly as bad as many people make it out to be. I get it, the movie errs on the side of being too preachy and "woke", which is something that was likely to get a lot of criticism, especially considering th...

Peter89Spencer

Peter89Spencer

Disappointment that it didn't live up to the first film. At least first film was edgy, a little scary, even had goths.