Just nine months into its existence, and Disney+ original programming has already run the full gamut, from critically beloved series like “The Mandalorian” to theatrical cast-offs best left forgotten. One piece of programming mostly missing so far: , family-friendly fare to fill a lazy Friday night. And while there’s nothing wrong with that, the lack of imagination on display in Mark Waters’ “Magic Camp” is almost more depressing than the incomprehensible weirdness of Kenneth Branagh’s Ya flop. At least that film was trying for something.
The best warning of what’s to come arrives in the opening credits: the film comes from six screenwriters, and while many of the half-dozen scribes (not counting the two additional with only “story by” credits) it took to write “Magic Camp” are quite talented folk, little of that magic makes its way into this feature. Final credits don’t even include Steve Martin,...
The best warning of what’s to come arrives in the opening credits: the film comes from six screenwriters, and while many of the half-dozen scribes (not counting the two additional with only “story by” credits) it took to write “Magic Camp” are quite talented folk, little of that magic makes its way into this feature. Final credits don’t even include Steve Martin,...
- 8/14/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
"Magic Camp" is the new family comedy feature, directed by Mark Watersstarring Adam Devine, Jeffrey Tambor and Gillian Jacobs, streaming exclusively on Disney+, August 14, 2020:
"...'Andy Tuckerman' (Devine), at the urging of his former mentor and 'Magic Camp' owner 'Roy Preston' (Tambor), returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career.
"Instead, he finds inspiration in his ragtag bunch of rookie magicians..."
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"...'Andy Tuckerman' (Devine), at the urging of his former mentor and 'Magic Camp' owner 'Roy Preston' (Tambor), returns to the camp of his youth hoping to reignite his career.
"Instead, he finds inspiration in his ragtag bunch of rookie magicians..."
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- 8/12/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Be prepared for anything." Disney has revealed an official trailer for an extra campy comedy titled Magic Camp, debuting direct to streaming on Disney+ this weekend. This is the latest fun-for-everyone comedy from filmmaker Mark Waters, the director of Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Just Like Heaven, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Mr. Popper's Penguins. A group of misfit campers help a down-on-his-luck magician rediscover his love of magic in Magic Camp, a heartwarming comedy about finding joy and confidence in self-acceptance. Adam Devine stars as Andy, who attempts to reboot his love for magic (and for competition) at the camp. This also stars Gillian Jacobs, Aldis Hodge, J.J. Totah, Rochelle Aytes, Rosalind Chao, Michael Hitchcock, Rebecca Metz, and Jeffrey Tambor as the camp's owner Roy Preston. This looks as terribly cheesy and as cliche as expected, but still fun to see a movie about magic. Here's the...
- 8/10/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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