Fresh
It's an accomplished, stately movie -- unimpassioned but pleasing.
David Denby, New Yorker
Magic in the Moonlight
2014 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Woody Allen
Overview
Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The movie's opening hour has a fascinating balance of nonsense and depth... If only Allen could keep that introspection and frippery going.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
Rotten
There's a dashed-off, shorthand quality to it, as if everyone involved is going through the motions.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
Largely thanks to the intoxicating scenery and the gorgeous natural-light cinematography, "Magic in the Moonlight" does weave its a spell, resurrecting the spirit of sturdier and more inventive movies by the same conjurer.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
The cinematography is radiant, the vintage cars and costumes are elegant, and if the comedy feels laboured, it's all too lightweight to matter.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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