A magical crab works wonders for a terrible chef's culinary skills, leading her towards the man of her dreams.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | ... | Amanda Shelton | |
| Sean Patrick Flanery | ... | Tom Bartlett | |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | Lois McNally | |
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A department store executive (Flanery) tries to resist falling in love with a young woman (Gellar), who he believes has possessed magical powers after inheriting a restaurant. Written by Lawless <lawless@smgfan.com>
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Magic opened up their hearts... Love did the rest. See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
5 February 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Magic Hour See more »Filming Locations:
Henri Bendel Department Store - 712 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,232,686, 5 February 1999, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$4,394,936, 11 April 1999Company Credits
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Written by Donald J. Markowitz, Sydney Forest, Russell Kunkel
Performed by Sydney Forest
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Sarah Michelle Gellar stated that this was one of her least favorite films she had been in. See more »Goofs
When Amanda goes to the restaurant to cook for the party, she checks her reflection and worries because she forgot to wear her mom's earrings. Later in the scene the earrings are back on. See more »Crazy Credits
For Judy See more »Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Payback/She's All That/Rushmore/Simply Irresistible/My Name Is Joe (1999) See more »Soundtracks
Once In A Blue MoonWritten by Donald J. Markowitz, Sydney Forest, Russell Kunkel
Performed by Sydney Forest
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This is a very sweet little movie. The "magic" business in it is there to give it a little edge, and I think that they wisely don't explain it, but the movie works best when they underplay it. It's at its best around the "shopping for plates" sequence when the characters discuss how often men think about sex. It's handled with a light touch that is just right. That is the tone that I would have liked to see the movie maintain, and which they hit now and again during the course of it, but also missed from time to time.
It's not a sure thing (it's no "Moonstruck", for example), but if you like romantic comedy it's worth a look. I'd give it a 7/10 (slightly less than 3 stars, but close).