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Magic

1978

Richard Attenborough

Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter ...

6.0

1,600

Horror. Drama An eerie, terrifying story scripted by William Goldman from his own novel boasts Anthony Hopkins as a ventriloquist whose foul-mouthed dummy, Fats, begins to assert his own personality, leading Hopkins to question his sanity.

	Media	Author	Review
		Susan King Los Angeles Times	"Hopkins is quite good as the timid ventriloquist-magician, but the film suffers with the addition of an awkward subplot"
		Pauline Kael The New Yorker	"It's intended to be a thriller, but there's little suspense and almost no fun"
		TV Guide	"Aside from the obligatory shots of the dummy looking sinister, director Attenborough fails to evoke an effectively eerie mood"
		Gary Arnold The Washington Post	"'Magic' is unworthy of its name. It's frightfully feeble and obvious."
		Variety Staff Variety	"In adapting his own best-seller, William Goldman has opted for an atmospheric thriller, a mood director Richard Attenborough fleshes out to its fullest."

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