Teen Witch

Whatever points Teen Witch gets for its upbeat message has to be penalized by the plebeian way it is handled on several fronts.

Zelda also has the movie's worst line: "The real magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen!" Guess the makers of Teen Witch just didn't believe in themselves enough.

Teen Witch is an all-around delicious flick, both despite and because of the afterschool special quality of its message.

It is a fun escape, though, even now.

Dull, talky and jam-packed with terrible performances, who knows which witch is which in the whammyless Teen Witch.

All in all, Teen Witch is harmless fun. I can think of worse ways to spend two hours at the movies -- a lot of them.

The message of the well-constructed but unsurprising script by Robin Menken and Vernon Zimmerman is practically lit in neon, and fails to adequately address the cruelty of the "haves" vs, "have-nots" caste system.

The movie is aimed at pre-teens and teens who long for popularity and dates with the school quarterback. This, in fact, would be the perfect movie for a slumber party of 11-year-olds.

Walker provides something familiar that's appealing to those hungering for a surprisingly pure shot of sincerity, keeping the picture cheeky and bizarre, but also universal with its themes of social acceptance and displays of fantasy power.

It does present a positive message, which is that no matter how unpopular you are you can always call upon the powers of the dark lord Satan to make people like you.