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The Love Witch
2016 121 min United States of America 16+
★7.0
Horror, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Director: Anna Biller
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Description
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
US Gross:
$228,894
Worldwide:
$228,894
Starring
Samantha Robinson
Actor
Jeffrey Vincent Parise
Actor
Laura Waddell
Actor
Awards
3 wins & 5 nominations total
Key opinion
The Love Witch is a highly stylized, auteur-driven homage to 1960s and 70s exploitation cinema that prioritizes aesthetic immersion over traditional narrative pacing. While viewers generally celebrate its meticulous visual craft and thematic critique of gender roles, the film’s niche appeal and exaggerated performances create a polarizing experience for mainstream audiences.
| Production | The film achieves a near-perfect visual recreation of 1960s and 70s aesthetics through meticulous costume, makeup, and neon-drenched production design. | |
| Acting | Samantha Robinson delivers a uniquely calibrated, doll-like performance that successfully anchors the film's surreal and performative tone. | |
| Anna Biller uses the film's deliberate artifice to conduct an incisive critique of gender inequality and the performative nature of traditional femininity. | ||
| Pacing | The narrative's commitment to genre pastiche and slow, stylized storytelling rewards fans of grindhouse cinema but leaves others feeling the plot lacks vigor and unpredictability. | |
| Screenplay | The deliberate decision to favor stylized form over conventional comedic or horror beats creates a niche experience that some find brilliant and others find overly thin. |