Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Bridget Fonda | ... | Myra Shumway | |
Russell Crowe | ... | Alex Ross | |
Jim Broadbent | ... | Doc Ansell | |
D.W. Moffett | ... | Cliff Wyatt | |
Kenneth Mars | ... | Magician | |
Paul Rodriguez | ... | Diego | |
Andy Romano | ... | Clayton | |
Richard Schiff | ... | Marvin Wiggins | |
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Euva Anderson | ... | Tojola, Diego's Wife |
Michael Ensign | ... | Powerbroker | |
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Gabriel Pingarrón | ... | Telegraph Man (as Gabriel Pingarrón González) |
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Santos Morales | ... | Policeman #1 |
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Mark Morante | ... | Clayton's Assistant (as Mark Del Castillo Morante) |
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Rene Pereyra | ... | Policeman #2 (as René Pereyra) |
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Christopher Otto | ... | Mechanic (as Chris Otto) |
Set in the 1950s, Rough Magic tells the story of what happens when a pretty apprentice magician goes to Mexico to escape her fiancé, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her ancient principles of magic. She is being trailed by a detective hired by her fiancé. He's a former photojournalist traumatized by what he saw in Hiroshima. The photojournalist joins her in the search for the Mayan shaman, and falls in love with her; the feeling is not reciprocated. When she finds the shaman, she drinks a potion which empowers her to do magic. The potion has life-changing effects on her and her relationship with her companion. They have strange experiences which are brought about by magic. Written by <Lisane7@aol.com>
"Rough Magic" is a funny, sophisticated piece of fluff about losing and finding one's heart. Russell Crowe looks young and sweet. The Mexican Spanish spoken is entertaining, and Peploe's use of Mayan Indians and a kind of eclectic shamanism mixed with magic rings emotionally true. I loved this film and you will, too, if you are not too hung up on logic.