Heather Graham’s ‘Half Magic’ gets giddy with empowerment
Half Magic is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Heather Graham. The film stars Graham, Angela Kinsey, Stephanie Beatriz, Thomas Lennon, Luke Arnold, Jason Lewis, Alex Beh, Michael Aronov, Molly Shannon, Rhea Perlman and Chris D’Elia. The film was released in theaters and through video on demand on February 23, 2018, by Momentum Pictures.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 58% based on 26 reviews, and an average rating of 5.2/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”. Half Magic feels a little halfbaked in its scattershot mélange of raunchy humor, social satire and feminist tropes.
That it works to the extent it does is due to the talents of its appealing female leads, who score consistent laughs, and the well-earned authenticity that Graham brings to the milieu. Watching her character deal with her personal, sexual and professional travails, it’s hard not to get the feeling that every comic moment seems to stem from some painful experience.
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