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Title: Bewitched (2005)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Isabel Bigelow / Samantha | |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Jack Wyatt / Darrin | |
| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Iris Smythson / Endora | |
| Michael Caine | ... | Nigel Bigelow | |
| Jason Schwartzman | ... | Ritchie | |
| Kristin Chenoweth | ... | Maria Kelly | |
| Heather Burns | ... | Nina | |
| Jim Turner | ... | Larry | |
| Stephen Colbert | ... | Stu Robison | |
| David Alan Grier | ... | Jim Fields | |
| Michael Badalucco | ... | Joey Props | |
| Carole Shelley | ... | Aunt Clara | |
| Steve Carell | ... | Uncle Arthur | |
| Katie Finneran | ... | Sheila Wyatt | |
| James Lipton | ... | James Lipton | |
Out in California's San Fernando Valley, Isabel is trying to reinvent herself. A naïve, good-natured witch, she is determined to disavow her supernatural powers and lead a normal life. At the same time, across town, Jack Wyatt a tall, charming actor is trying to get his career back on track. He sets his sights on an updated version of the beloved 1960s situation comedy Bewitched, re-conceived as a starring vehicle for himself in the role of the mere-mortal Darrin. Fate steps in when Jack accidentally runs into Isabel. He is immediately attracted to her and her nose, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the nose of Elizabeth Montgomery, who played Samantha in the original TV version of Bewitched. He becomes convinced she could play the witch Samantha in his new series. Isabel is also taken with Jack, seeing him as the quintessential mortal man with whom she can settle down and lead the normal life she so desires. It turns out they're both right--but in ways neither of them ever ... Written by Sujit R. Varma
This is a movie that many people hated, but if you are prepared to go with the multi-layered fantasy, you might just love it. It's like a love-letter to the original Bewitched TV series, which is why Aunt Clara and Uncle Arthur are there, and why there are some in-jokes that you won't get if you haven't watched much of the series. If you have, however, you'll get it. The film feels at times as fluffy as a musical comedy - indeed it has visual references to several - and at other times like screwball or sitcom. Generically confusing, therefore, but that's part of the fun. Why have a boring linear narrative in a single genre when you can do anything you want to? Lots of analogies between the 'magic' of film and movie-making, and witchcraft itself. Also, no patriarchal nonsense about women having to give up their powers, as with so many witch films. This is a bubbly, not-entirely-consistent roller-coaster ride - give it a try. You might like it.