On the surface, the film has a lot of the usual rom com low-brow humor and character cuteness, but beneath that plot surface something snarkier is going on.

| Oct 20, 2021

The message behind Heather Graham's directorial debut is to be applauded, even if the delivery is somewhat clunky at times.

| Oct 20, 2021

The story is clearly informed by Graham's decades of showbiz experience...we may never know, but we can appreciate Graham's insider's insight on the movie industry, feminism, and what women want.

| Oct 20, 2021

The film's a kick in the pants to the dinosaur, and it celebrates female friendship, the starting point for change.

| Oct 20, 2021

Regardless, this is a film that warrants discussion. It's a femme-helmed, femme-centric comedy that celebrates female friendship, pleasure, and empowerment, and that's always something worth talking about.

| Oct 20, 2021

It's always awkward when a movie clearly has good intentions, but is unable to realize them in a way that could be called original or worse, truly enjoyable.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jan 29, 2019

If there were ever a movie to propel the #MeToo and "Time's Up" movements to the forefront of conversation, it would be Half Magic.

| Aug 6, 2018

While Half Magic has some elements that could have made it a great film, the pieces never fall into place.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Mar 1, 2018

Half Magic succeeds with the help of Graham's stellar writing, commendable direction, Beatriz, Kinsey, D'Elia, and the rest of the cast's adherence to Graham's comedic and dramatic vision, prescient themes, and three inspiring central characters.

| Feb 24, 2018

The resulting journey yields little motivation for emotional investment, although some amusing sitcom-style scenarios and scattered big laughs come from the periphery characters and cameos.

| Feb 23, 2018

The movie's honesty about how inured its characters have become to anything like straightforward desire is its greatest strength.

| Feb 23, 2018

Half Magic's final destination may ultimately feel a bit predictable, but the generosity displayed on both sides of the camera throughout makes it easy to look forward to whatever [Heather] Graham does next.

| Feb 23, 2018

Without saying much that is new or insightful about female friendship or insecurity, Half Magic is a perfectly nice, simplistic movie.

| Feb 23, 2018

A stumble backward in its cartoony portrait of modern-day womanhood.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 23, 2018

This male critic is guessing the film will probably resonate more with women, but that doesn't mean men can't learn something and be entertained by it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 23, 2018

Graham has much to say here, and it's entirely possible that it's simply too much...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 23, 2018

Half Magic is very funny, and fully woke.

| Feb 22, 2018

Along the way, Graham, Kinsey and Beatriz trade some hilariously X-rated dialogue.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 22, 2018

Half Magic's dialogue can sometimes be heavy-handed, but its over-the-top nature helps make the movie fun.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 22, 2018

While Half Magic proves too frivolous to make its satirical and social points fully register, it offers diverting pleasures along the way.

| Feb 22, 2018