Parent reviews for Practical Magic

This movie does say GD which was very disappointing. We always turn off a movie immediately after hearing this being said which is why I rely on this site for accuracy. The 2 sisters are in bed talking and the redhead says to the brunette, "Brush your teeth to get rid of that GD breath.."

The only good from this movie is showing family sticks together. The use of curse words, including the GD, is a big no for our family.

This is a great mother/daughter/sister movie. I was 8 years old when I first saw it, and it was not as disturbing as some people make it out to be. Now, at age 32, I'd be comfortable watching it with kids 9+. There is some violence (including historical persecution), mild sexual references, mild swearing and alcohol use (no underage drinking though). Still, it's a classic, feel-good "chick flick" with an awesome, mostly female cast.

Magical storyline and acting. No sex scenes but suggestive at one point. Might scare younger kids towards the end, but enjoyable for 8+.

I should have read the common sense review before I rented this for me and my 12 year to watch. Unfortunately, I just read the reviews on the rental site. Big mistake. I thought it was going to be a charming romantic comedy with some magic thrown in, maybe one scary scene when a bad guy dies. Well, the whole thing was quite terrifying for my 12 year old. There were so many scenes that had me quaking for her - abusive boyfriend, kidnapping, strangling, evil spirits, posession, many suspenseful horror like moments where you thought something evil was going to happen... I could go on and on... I kept thinking I needed to wait for a sweet scene so that my child would realize that this was just a suspenseful journey, but that the end would be charming and loving. I thought with the awesome cast of women it would be positive for her, but of course, there was a scene where they got wasted (think shots of tequila wasted) and made lots of sexual jokes. If I was watching this with my husband, I might have enjoyed the movie. But it was torture to watch with my child. I ended up fast forwarding through the end and let her watch the happy 5 minutes at the end. Whew, what a mess! Had to warn you all.

A great movie, but not for small children, tweens or new teens. I would say this is for kids 15 and over. The only thing I am concerned about is the review above that states, "Some parents will also be concerned about the theme of witchcraft..." Witchcraft is a practice of a legal religion called Wicca, recognized by the US Govt. and US Military alike. I don't think we would ever see a warning here telling folks that parents may be concerned about the theme of Islam, Christianity, Judiasm, Hinduism..ect...ect.