Teen Witch
1989
Action / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Romance
Teen Witch
1989
Action / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Romance
Plot summary
Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her and to win the heart of the handsome footballer's captain. But soon she has doubts if it's right to 'cheat' her way to popularity.
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***Fun, energetic 80’s teen flick about gaining supernatural
A not so magical romantic comedy...
Well, granted when I sat down in 2021 to watch the 1989 romantic comedy "Teen Witch" for the first time, I wasn't really harboring much of any expectations. Why? Well, given the movie's synopsis, then it didn't really seem like a movie with a whole lot of appeal. And also the movie's cover wasn't exactly screaming 'great movie right here'.
But I do believe in giving a movie a fair chance, so of course I opted to sit down and watch "Teen Witch" from writers Robin Menken and Vernon Zimmerman.
And sure, "Teen Witch" from director Dorian Walker does have some appeal, however just not particularly to me, as I wasn't the target audience for a movie such as this; being male and well out of my teenage years. So "Teen Witch" didn't really offer much of any entertainment for me. And the storyline just didn't really bring anything worthwhile to the table for me.
The acting performances in "Teen Witch" were actually not bad, I will say that much. The movie was nicely enough carried by Robyn Lively. But the movie also had the likes of Dan Gauthier and even Zelda Rubinstein on the cast list.
I didn't really grasp or understand the random dance and lip-synching scenes that took place several times throughout the course of the movie. I was a teenager in the 1980s, and I don't remember ever breaking out spontaneously in song or lip-synching.
My rating of this 1989 romantic comedy lands on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars.




