Half Magic

A stumble backward in its cartoony portrait of modern-day womanhood.

Along the way, Graham, Kinsey and Beatriz trade some hilariously X-rated dialogue.

While Half Magic proves too frivolous to make its satirical and social points fully register, it offers diverting pleasures along the way.

There's charm and smarts to the healthy positivity, but without the balancing sting of the earlier sections, the intended abracadabra goes up in smoke.

The movie attempts to satirically explore the single-ladies world of bad dates, bad boyfriends, and bad bosses in the age of the #MeToo zeitgeist, but it does little more than nibble on the ubiquitous sexism that women experience.

Heather Graham's Wiccan romantic comedy is one part wish fulfillment, two parts justified fury.

On the surface, the film has a lot of the usual rom com low-brow humor and character cuteness, but beneath that plot surface something snarkier is going on.

The message behind Heather Graham's directorial debut is to be applauded, even if the delivery is somewhat clunky at times.

The story is clearly informed by Graham's decades of showbiz experience...we may never know, but we can appreciate Graham's insider's insight on the movie industry, feminism, and what women want.

The film's a kick in the pants to the dinosaur, and it celebrates female friendship, the starting point for change.