Practical Magic 2 vs. Resident Evil: Which Fall Movie Reboot Actually Delivers?
Yes, Practical Magic 2 or No, Resident Evil. Warner Bros. finally reunited Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman for "Practical Magic 2," a sequel to the 1998 cult favorite that opened September 10 to a soft $30 million domestically against a $75 million budget, landing in the mid-to-high 30s percent on Rotten Tomatoes even as audiences handed it a B+ CinemaScore and a 90-plus percent audience score. A week later, "Weapons" and "Barbarian" director Zach Cregger took his own swing at the genre with "Resident Evil," an R-rated reboot that skipped the franchise's familiar characters entirely and turned into the best-reviewed video game movie ever made on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, going on to gross more than $108 million. Same fall, same genre neighborhood, wildly different report cards.
The case for:
The Owens sisters still have chemistry, and the B+ CinemaScore and 90-plus percent audience score suggest the core millennial and Gen X fanbase got exactly the comfort-watch they came for.
The original "Practical Magic" was also trashed by critics back in 1998 before becoming a beloved rewatch staple, so a rocky reception now doesn't rule out the same afterlife on streaming.
The case against:
Cregger's "Resident Evil" earned some of the best reviews any video game movie has ever gotten, proving a franchise reboot doesn't need nostalgia to work.
"Resident Evil" also out-earned "Practical Magic 2" at the box office by a wide margin, suggesting it found a bigger audience beyond built-in fans of the original property.
What's your take?
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