Bewitched **1/2
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth
Director: Nora Ephron
Running Length: 1:41
MPAA Classification: PG-13

Isabel Bigelow (Kidman) wants to live in the real world. She wants to give up being a witch and just be normal. Her father, Nigel (Caine) does not think she could or should do it. She gives it a go anyway, and is soon living a domewhat normal life, even if she cheats every once and a while.

Jack Wyatt (Farrell) is an actor whose career is on the downswing. He agrees to do a remake of "Bewitched" as long as Darren is the star. He sets out to find an unknown actress for the role of Samantha so that he is not upstaged.

Isabel and Jack meet, and he quickly signs her up for the role, not knowing that she is indeed a real witch. They end up falling in love, but when he upsets her, he soon finds out that hell hath no fury like a witch scorned.

I was hopeful of this film, as they decided to take a different approach to the transition to the big screen. "Bewitched" is the show that everyone knows about, and at first glance the movie seems to take a Charlie Kaufman-like approach to the subject. The problem is that as the movie goes along, it loses its originallity. The typical romantic comedy "rules" take over and the film loses something. Kidman and Ferrell try their hardest, but that's not enough to save the romantic comedy formula. "Bewitched" has some laughs, but in the end it leaves you feeling empty. This could have been much better than it is, but fans of the romantic comedy will probably not be disappointed.