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Movie ID: 1161
RT slug: the_craft_legacy
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_craft_legacy
Release year: —
Runtime: 97 mins
Wide release date: —
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2020-10-28
Tomatometer final: 47%
Audience score final: 24%
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Directors: Zoe Lister Jones
Writers: Zoe Lister Jones
Producers: Douglas Wick, Jason Blum, Lucy Fisher
MPAA rating: PG-13
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-08-13 11:19:27
Updated: 2026-08-13 11:19:27
An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.
Although director Zoe Lister-Jones has forged a new path for the weirdos of today, The Craft: Legacy's spells may only enchant fans of the original.
Canonical reviews: 112
Canonical fresh: 53
Canonical rotten: 59
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 47%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-08-13 10:48:34
Snapshot Tomatometer: 47%
Snapshot review count: 112
Snapshot fresh count: 53
Snapshot rotten count: 59
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
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| 242840 | Emmet Asher-Perrin | Reactor | Rotten | — | 2025-07-28T19:33:24.000Z | 2025-07-28 19:33:24 | The Craft: Legacy never quite lives up to its promise. It’s distressing because there is a lot of charm between its frames, working hard to wriggle its way out and steal a little sun. |
| 242841 | Travis Johnson | Mr. Movie's Film Blog | Rotten | — | 2021-08-08T21:50:36.000Z | 2021-08-08 21:50:36 | We could have had a new, updated, femme-fantasy future cult classic. Instead, we have this forgettable mess. |
| 242842 | Rhian Daly | NME (New Musical Express) | Rotten | 3/5 | 2021-06-17T23:43:21.000Z | 2021-06-17 23:43:21 | The original film relied heavily on special effects, but The Craft: Legacy eschews visual gimmickry for character development. |
| 242843 | Steven Warner | In Review Online | Rotten | — | 2021-06-05T16:23:00.000Z | 2021-06-05 16:23:00 | There's a welcome female sensibility and perspective to this new version ...The problem is that most of it is so on-the-nose as to induce snickering. |
| 242844 | Nick Drew | SciFiNow | Rotten | 2/5 | 2021-03-12T21:20:29.000Z | 2021-03-12 21:20:29 | The Craft: Legacy doesn't hold up under the weight of the cult classic's presence and even the most dedicated of fans will struggle to find any tangible magic here. |
| 242845 | Katie Hogan | FILMHOUNDS Magazine | Rotten | 2/5 | 2021-03-11T22:20:45.000Z | 2021-03-11 22:20:45 | The first half had potential and lost its way completely by the end. |
| 242846 | Amy West | Through the Trees | Fresh | — | 2021-03-05T23:50:35.000Z | 2021-03-05 23:50:35 | Clunky pacing aside, everything Lister-Jones throws into the cauldron really works, and it's remarkable how it manages to feel both fresh and nostalgic. |
| 242847 | Alix Turner | Ready Steady Cut | Fresh | 2.5/5 | 2021-02-16T19:00:42.000Z | 2021-02-16 19:00:42 | Good points and bad points to The Craft's Legacy film; ideal for its teen audience, but they deserve better writing too. |
| 242848 | Leo Brady | AMovieGuy.com | Rotten | 2/4 | 2021-01-29T06:01:00.000Z | 2021-01-29 06:01:00 | The problems that lie with The Craft: Legacy is that a majority of it feels incomplete. |
| 242849 | EJ Moreno | EJ Moreno | Fresh | — | 2021-01-29T00:10:40.000Z | 2021-01-29 00:10:40 | With a bright young cast and enough good intentions, this witchy quasi-sequel to the 90s cult classic wins me over. |
| 242850 | Mark Cassidy | ComicBookMovie.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-01-28T13:00:22.000Z | 2021-01-28 13:00:22 | This is not a horror movie, and doesn't try to pass itself off as one. There are a handful of mildly creepy moments, but for the most part, Legacy is content to play things pretty safe as a fun teen drama with supernatural elements. |
| 242851 | Jennifer Heaton | Alternative Lens | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2021-01-15T02:31:28.000Z | 2021-01-15 02:31:28 | Though on a skeletal level a rehash of the first film, Legacy is at its best when it is exploring contemporary topics through the lens of its female power fantasy. |
| 242852 | James Clay | Fresh Fiction | Fresh | B | 2021-01-12T20:11:15.000Z | 2021-01-12 20:11:15 | Jones' film gives itself a reason to exist by refining the tone and witchy plotline that's more coherent and gives its coven more of a satisfying dynamic. |
| 242853 | Allison Rose | FlickDirect | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2021-01-11T03:50:11.000Z | 2021-01-11 03:50:11 | Zoe Lister-Jones pays homage to the 1996 movie with Easter eggs sprinkled throughout however, the story never gets fully fleshed out leaving the audience a little unsatisfied and somewhat confused. |
| 242854 | Trace Thurman | Horror Queers Podcast | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2020-12-30T18:20:32.000Z | 2020-12-30 18:20:32 | Addresses the flaws of the original while also working as a standalone film. |
| 242855 | Diana Mangas | Los Interrogantes | Rotten | 3.8/10 | 2020-12-29T23:20:43.000Z | 2020-12-29 23:20:43 | Nostalgic people will leave the cinema thinking that they have ripped us off under the good name of Blumhouse and that they have destroyed the good name of the original from 96. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 242856 | Abbie Bernstein | Assignment X | Fresh | B | 2020-12-28T22:51:04.000Z | 2020-12-28 22:51:04 | It's energetic, it's endearing, it's delightful. It just isn't what it advertises itself to be: a horror movie. |
| 242857 | Chauncey K. Robinson | The Twisted Girl Next Door | Fresh | B- | 2020-12-03T21:01:43.000Z | 2020-12-03 21:01:43 | A strong young cast with great potential, but the film falls short in the third Act, leaving you not quite satisfied. |
| 242858 | Tara McNamara | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-12-02T04:20:21.000Z | 2020-12-02 04:20:21 | Woke witches in progressive update with language, sexuality. |
| 242859 | Josh Winning | Radio Times | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-11-30T15:40:29.000Z | 2020-11-30 15:40:29 | The odd millennial update does work, but writer/director Zoe Lister-Jones rushes a toxic masculinity subplot that robs the film of its intended empowerment. |
| 242860 | Jo Berry | Movies4Kids | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-11-26T14:30:12.000Z | 2020-11-26 14:30:12 | This 2020 movie attempts to recreate The Craft's magic but surprisingly fails to capture any of the fun, or frights, of the original. |
| 242861 | Heather Wixson | Daily Dead | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-11-19T00:20:58.000Z | 2020-11-19 00:20:58 | As a sequel, it gets far more right than it gets wrong and I love that, in spirit, it feels right in line with the original film. |
| 242862 | Steven Prokopy | Third Coast Review | Rotten | 2/4 | 2020-11-17T18:00:39.000Z | 2020-11-17 18:00:39 | The movie's biggest flaw is that it never generates any steam until the final act, and even the bad guy is dispatched with relative ease. |
| 242863 | Leigh Paatsch | Herald Sun (Australia) | Fresh | 2.5/5 | 2020-11-17T14:40:33.000Z | 2020-11-17 14:40:33 | While never all that memorable, this Legacy offering never gets all that boring. Could have been much, much worse. |
| 242864 | Katie Baker | The Ringer | Fresh | — | 2020-11-10T21:11:35.000Z | 2020-11-10 21:11:35 | Steeped in generational lore and executed with empowering feminist aims, Zoe Lister-Jones's film offers a reflection of sleepovers past and a glimpse into a tantalizing realm. |
| 242865 | Joe Friar | The Victoria Advocate | Fresh | 3/4 | 2020-11-10T17:40:21.000Z | 2020-11-10 17:40:21 | Apart from the expected hocus-pocus, the film tackles social issues facing teens adding real depth to these characters. The cast is terrific, but scares are at a minimum. Think Twilight with witches. |
| 242866 | Rob Hunter | Film School Rejects | Rotten | — | 2020-11-08T03:40:07.000Z | 2020-11-08 03:40:07 | Rather than take similar themes from the original and scream even louder about the ongoing battles in 2020, The Craft: Legacy manages only a lackluster whimper. |
| 242867 | Emma Wolfe | SpookyAstronauts | Fresh | 6/10 | 2020-11-07T03:10:51.000Z | 2020-11-07 03:10:51 | The last act threw me for a loop.... but I really liked the start. I really liked the first 45 minutes. |
| 242868 | Ryan Syrek | The Reader (Omaha, NE) | Rotten | F | 2020-11-06T22:40:53.000Z | 2020-11-06 22:40:53 | I'm not saying that no one can enjoy The Craft: Legacy. Around 70 million people made a bad choice on Election Day, so it's easy to do. |
| 242869 | Andy Crump | Paste Magazine | Rotten | 3.4/10 | 2020-11-05T19:30:32.000Z | 2020-11-05 19:30:32 | That tin-eared self-congratulating opportunism is reflected in the film's construction. |
| 242870 | Kristen Maldonado | Kristen Maldonado | Rotten | — | 2020-11-05T19:10:27.000Z | 2020-11-05 19:10:27 | There were no real stakes. I just felt like the script was really weak. There wasn't a lot going on and there wasn't a lot of character development. |
| 242871 | Matt Donato | Perri Nemiroff (YouTube) | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2020-11-05T07:50:16.000Z | 2020-11-05 07:50:16 | It's toothless, rushes towards its finale, feels underdeveloped, and lacks the magical coven engagement of its predecessor. |
| 242872 | Alison Foreman | Mashable | Fresh | — | 2020-11-04T20:00:22.000Z | 2020-11-04 20:00:22 | More daydream than nightmare, The Craft: Legacy delivers an enchanting outing that honors its origins while maintaining the ease and self-awareness characteristic of a timelessly great scary movie. |
| 242873 | Carla Renata | The Curvy Film Critic | Fresh | — | 2020-11-04T05:40:07.000Z | 2020-11-04 05:40:07 | @thecraftmovie gets a facelift with a fresh script from Zoe Lister Jones with bullying and LGBTQ themes and leads...loved it. Especially that end surprise!!! #thecraftmovie #blumhouseproductions |
| 242874 | Matt Conway | Battle Royale With Cheese | Rotten | — | 2020-11-03T13:10:18.000Z | 2020-11-03 13:10:18 | Legacy never escapes the shadow of its far superior predecessor. |
| 242875 | Pete Hammond | Deadline Hollywood Daily | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-11-02T23:30:18.000Z | 2020-11-02 23:30:18 | David Duchovny is joined by a young cast in this lightweight reboot of a hoped-for franchise that is less than bewitching. |
| 242876 | Tessa Smith | Mama's Geeky | Rotten | 1/5 | 2020-11-02T15:00:17.000Z | 2020-11-02 15:00:17 | Predictable, rushed, and often just boring -- The Craft: Legacy does not live up to it's predecessor. |
| 242877 | Adam Graham | Detroit News | Rotten | C+ | 2020-11-02T05:10:11.000Z | 2020-11-02 05:10:11 | What doesn't work in 90-odd minutes would fare better laid bare in an eight-episode series. Gee, where's that spell when you need it? |
| 242878 | Robin Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B | 2020-11-01T17:40:08.000Z | 2020-11-01 17:40:08 | a femme-empowerment story that deals with both power and the wielding of it and the responsibility that goes with it. |
| 242879 | Kiko Martinez | San Antonio Current | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-10-31T04:21:27.000Z | 2020-10-31 04:21:27 | If you're one of those hardcore fans of the original who has a wiccan altar assembled every Halloween in honor of Fairuza Balk, the sequel will only spell disaster. |
| 242880 | Peg Aloi | Polygon | Fresh | — | 2020-10-30T23:31:46.000Z | 2020-10-30 23:31:46 | The new film dangles its intersectional feminism without flaunting it, and suggests a potent link between witchcraft and activism that young viewers may find inspiring. |
| 242881 | James Croot | The Post NZ | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2020-10-30T23:21:55.000Z | 2020-10-30 23:21:55 | Loses some of the original's edge by slowly devolving into a kind of Riverdale-meets-Blumhouse's Black Christmas. |
| 242882 | James Mottram | South China Morning Post | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-10-30T18:01:06.000Z | 2020-10-30 18:01:06 | The audience the new film is aimed at - teenage girls - should be spellbound. |
| 242883 | Dominic Griffin | The Armchair Auteur | Rotten | 4/10 | 2020-10-30T17:51:00.000Z | 2020-10-30 17:51:00 | Clearly pales in comparison to the original film, but its deviations are admirable and come from a genuine place. Unfortunately, the poor characterization of the leads handicaps this from being something special. |
| 242885 | Yago García | Cinemanía (Spain) | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2020-10-30T16:20:33.000Z | 2020-10-30 16:20:33 | The saddest thing about the new The Craft is that it starts out moderately well and ends up being only passable. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 242884 | Peter Travers | ABC News | Fresh | — | 2020-10-30T16:20:33.000Z | 2020-10-30 16:20:33 | Though this horror sequel about a coven of teen witches wastes time on delivering shocks instead of developing character, the feminist fire of filmmaker Zoe Lister-Jones sees to it that there's more here than a Halloween throwaway. |
| 242886 | Sean Collier | Box Office Prophets | Rotten | 6/10 | 2020-10-30T12:00:31.000Z | 2020-10-30 12:00:31 | It's like watching the first two episodes of a television series, if the rest of that series had somehow blinked out of existence. |
| 242887 | Sara Michelle Fetters | MovieFreak.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2020-10-30T01:50:59.000Z | 2020-10-30 01:50:59 | There's magic being performed by this quartet of young witches. |
| 242888 | Chris Stuckmann | ChrisStuckmann.com | Rotten | D | 2020-10-29T20:30:50.000Z | 2020-10-29 20:30:50 | A lot of this film just doesn't work, and a lot of that has to do with the characterizations... There is virtually no attempt to give character to the three [other] girls. |
| 242889 | Abby Olcese | Crooked Marquee | Fresh | B+ | 2020-10-29T20:20:42.000Z | 2020-10-29 20:20:42 | From the film's diverse cast to its messaging of strength, authenticity and community to its mostly-female behind-the-scenes creative staff, Lister-Jones is refreshingly committed to putting her money where her mouth is. |
| 242890 | Sabrina Ramirez | Geeks of Color | Fresh | — | 2020-10-29T18:30:50.000Z | 2020-10-29 18:30:50 | A new generation will fall in love with the introduction to this coven, while fans of the first film will enjoy most of this refreshing take from writer/director Zoe Lister-Jones. |
| 242891 | Lindsey Romain | Nerdist | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2020-10-29T17:00:45.000Z | 2020-10-29 17:00:45 | The film squanders its wonderful potential for a few cheap "aha" moments that never coalesce. In fact, they turn the whole film into one giant, incomprehensible mess. |
| 242892 | Laura Potier | Starburst | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-10-29T17:00:43.000Z | 2020-10-29 17:00:43 | The Craft: Legacy has its heart in the right place, but its shallow execution and lack of daring make it a disappointing watch. |
| 242893 | Nicole Drum | ComicBook.com | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-10-29T17:00:41.000Z | 2020-10-29 17:00:41 | The Craft: Legacy is a film that is muddled in its purpose. It never really seems to settle on what kind of film it wants to be, feeling at times like a reboot, a sequel, or something else entirely. The final product comes across as flat and phony. |
| 242894 | Jade Budowski | Decider | Fresh | — | 2020-10-29T16:50:34.000Z | 2020-10-29 16:50:34 | A pleasant series of scenes with some unearned bigger moments. |
| 242895 | Emma Simmonds | The List | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-10-29T15:50:30.000Z | 2020-10-29 15:50:30 | Fans of the first film may be disappointed, but if you cast your expectations to one side there's enough to enjoy... |
| 242896 | Johnny Gayzmonic | Fanboys of the Universe | Rotten | 4/10 | 2020-10-29T14:10:24.000Z | 2020-10-29 14:10:24 | An afterthought of a film that's as evanescent as the cheap CGI glitter that accompanies the spellwork of the main characters. |
| 242897 | Nell Minow | Movie Mom | Fresh | B+ | 2020-10-29T12:50:18.000Z | 2020-10-29 12:50:18 | A smart and witty update that pays tribute to the original but is very much its own take on the subject, with a couple of delicious twists along the way. |
| 242898 | Rendy Jones | Rendy Reviews | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2020-10-29T02:20:43.000Z | 2020-10-29 02:20:43 | The Craft: Legacy is the Hot Topic 'Force Awakens' to a Gothic Renaissance's 'A New Hope'; A light, new retread of the predecessor but with a modernized coat of paint. |
| 242899 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Rotten | — | 2020-10-29T01:50:46.000Z | 2020-10-29 01:50:46 | These witches are too politically correct, which doesn't really work in a story that's supposed to be about teen witches who want to get revenge on people who've tormented them ... This movie needed more horror gravitas and more impressive visual effects. |
| 242900 | Randy Myers | San Jose Mercury News | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2020-10-29T01:01:00.000Z | 2020-10-29 01:01:00 | Sadly, the story collapses in its final leg. |
| 242901 | Alison Willmore | New York Magazine/Vulture | Rotten | — | 2020-10-29T01:00:59.000Z | 2020-10-29 01:00:59 | The biggest disappointments of The Craft: Legacy stem from it starting off so promisingly, using elements of its source material while heading somewhere unpredictable. |
| 242902 | Chandler Levack | Globe and Mail | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2020-10-28T23:01:11.000Z | 2020-10-28 23:01:11 | Sadly, it then goes totally haywire, with a third act trading in maudlin melodrama, climaxing in a cheap and poorly directed supernatural battle between the sexes, turning what initially felt like a stone-cold classic into Twilight: Special Witch Edition. |
| 242903 | Preston Barta | Fresh Fiction | Fresh | B | 2020-10-28T23:01:03.000Z | 2020-10-28 23:01:03 | Writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones crafts a continuation that seamlessly mixes nostalgic flavors with new, kinetic entertainment. |
| 242904 | Peter Gray | The AU Review | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-10-28T21:51:02.000Z | 2020-10-28 21:51:02 | For The Craft: Legacy, a sequel-cum-reimagining, the foundations laid down within [Andrew] Fleming's narrative are adhered to, and though writer/director Zoe Lister-Jones is respectful to the source material, she places her own spin on proceedings. |
| 242905 | JimmyO | JoBlo's Movie Network | Fresh | 6/10 | 2020-10-28T21:30:57.000Z | 2020-10-28 21:30:57 | While it's not the most impressive LEGACY to leave, the new witch flick has a bit of charm and is likely to find an audience with a younger crowd. |
| 242906 | Josh Bell | CBR | Rotten | — | 2020-10-28T20:51:12.000Z | 2020-10-28 20:51:12 | The entire movie feels rushed, from its truncated character development to its underwhelming climax. |
| 242907 | James Verniere | Boston Herald | Rotten | C+ | 2020-10-28T20:41:16.000Z | 2020-10-28 20:41:16 | An inferior, woke follow-up to the groundbreaking first film. |
| 242908 | Michael Gingold | Rue Morgue Magazine | Rotten | — | 2020-10-28T20:01:19.000Z | 2020-10-28 20:01:19 | A frustrating near-miss, bearing so many good intentions that you wish the movie as a whole had more impact. |
| 242909 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-10-28T19:51:20.000Z | 2020-10-28 19:51:20 | The Craft: Legacy feels more like it was based on ultra-woke tweets |
| 242910 | Drew Dietsch | Giant Freakin Robot | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-10-28T19:21:09.000Z | 2020-10-28 19:21:09 | [The Craft: Legacy has] a lack of effective comedy, an extremely mishandled villain, and a script that never feels as committed as the actresses that are on the screen. |
| 242911 | Edward Douglas | The Weekend Warrior (Substack) | Rotten | — | 2020-10-28T17:51:09.000Z | 2020-10-28 17:51:09 | A silly and mostly obnoxious girls' movie that made me feel old AF. |
| 242912 | Lauren Coates | Culturess | Fresh | — | 2020-10-28T17:50:57.000Z | 2020-10-28 17:50:57 | Sweet, funny, and often poignant, the film's clever dialogue and strong cast make it the perfect witchy teen drama to enjoy this Halloween. |
| 242913 | Nicholas Bell | IONCINEMA.com | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-10-28T17:41:03.000Z | 2020-10-28 17:41:03 | For fans of the original, this sanitized, milquetoast offering masquerades as an intersectional feminist take, but finds itself so wrapped up in presentation it forgets to characterize them beyond superficiality. |
| 242914 | Peter Sobczynski | eFilmCritic.com | Rotten | 1/5 | 2020-10-28T17:41:01.000Z | 2020-10-28 17:41:01 | Granted, the batting average for genre reboots these days has not been especially high but even by those standards, The Craft: Legacy is a crushing dull misfire that seems to have expended all of its energy and creativity in conjuring up its title. |
| 242915 | Cheryl Eddy | io9.com | Rotten | — | 2020-10-28T17:31:03.000Z | 2020-10-28 17:31:03 | Its use here as what amounts to a plot device is not particularly interesting, nor is it all that memorable-kind of like The Craft: Legacy itself, unfortunately. |
| 242916 | Meagan Navarro | Bloody Disgusting | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2020-10-28T17:01:01.000Z | 2020-10-28 17:01:01 | It's through the friendship between the young leads where Legacy shines the brightest, but Lister-Jones seems to struggle everywhere else. Including a central antagonist whose intriguing methods are only teased in fleeting images and a tame finale. |
| 242917 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Fresh | 3/4 | 2020-10-28T16:40:43.000Z | 2020-10-28 16:40:43 | The Craft: Legacy doesn't take itself too seriously. That makes it fun. At the same time, it absolutely takes its female empowerment message seriously, and that makes it substantive. |
| 242918 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Rotten | D | 2020-10-28T16:30:48.000Z | 2020-10-28 16:30:48 | Lister-Jones doesn't have the filmmaking imagination to turn this into anything more than a television pilot, and she weirdly ignores the spunky weirdness of the first movie. |
| 242919 | Sheila O'Malley | RogerEbert.com | Rotten | 2/4 | 2020-10-28T16:20:39.000Z | 2020-10-28 16:20:39 | A confused movie. |
| 242921 | Catalina Combs | Black Girl Nerds | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-10-28T16:10:35.000Z | 2020-10-28 16:10:35 | ' The Craft: Legacy' isn't as mean in its portrayal of high school as 'The Craft', but still holds a place for representing those four awkward years of your life. |
| 242920 | Kristy Puchko | IGN Movies | Fresh | — | 2020-10-28T16:10:35.000Z | 2020-10-28 16:10:35 | A frustrating franchise-forward choice aside, this sequel is wickedly fun and bewitching. |
| 242922 | Grace Randolph | Beyond the Trailer | Rotten | — | 2020-10-28T16:00:35.000Z | 2020-10-28 16:00:35 | Fantastic cast of relative newcomers can't overcome a horrible, third act which is truly embarrassing for David Duchovny. Great tease at the end, but why do we have to wait? |
| 242923 | Shannon McGrew | Nightmarish Conjurings | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2020-10-28T15:10:30.000Z | 2020-10-28 15:10:30 | The Craft Legacy is a bewitching pop-culture timestamp that carries an important message of acceptance, inclusivity and respect. |
| 242924 | Molly Freeman | Screen Rant | Rotten | 2/5 | 2020-10-28T14:30:31.000Z | 2020-10-28 14:30:31 | The Craft: Legacy excels when reveling in its girl power witchcraft, but falls apart in the third act without a well-developed villain. |
| 242925 | James White | Empire Magazine | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-10-28T14:20:28.000Z | 2020-10-28 14:20:28 | Looking to cast a spell of its own, The Craft: Legacy tries some new tricks. It's just a shame that for all the worthwhile additions, it's sometimes more toil than bubble. |
| 242926 | Matt Goldberg | Collider | Rotten | C- | 2020-10-28T14:10:38.000Z | 2020-10-28 14:10:38 | Zoe Lister-Jones' new take on the 1996 cult classic misses why the original works. |
| 242927 | Jenn Adams | Consequence | Fresh | C+ | 2020-10-28T14:10:35.000Z | 2020-10-28 14:10:35 | Legacy is an uneven love letter to the weirdos. |
| 242928 | Terry Mesnard | Gayly Dreadful | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-10-28T13:30:32.000Z | 2020-10-28 13:30:32 | Third act escalation and some very iffy broadcast television special effects aside, The Craft: Legacy honors its witchy legacy with a 2020 veneer of intersectionality. |
| 242929 | Rob Dean | Bullz-Eye.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2020-10-28T13:30:31.000Z | 2020-10-28 13:30:31 | Lister-Jones has created a film that alternates between a sincere ode to empowerment and a parody of the millennial ideal of 'wokeness.' |
| 242930 | Nate Adams | The Only Critic | Rotten | C- | 2020-10-28T12:50:31.000Z | 2020-10-28 12:50:31 | "The Craft Legacy" casts a pretty lousy spell and never makes the case for its existence. |
| 242931 | Neil Pond | Parade Magazine | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-10-28T12:30:36.000Z | 2020-10-28 12:30:36 | A magic-sprinkled trick-or-treat for girls who'll harken to its timely theme of female outsiders finding each other, bonding together and harnessing their strengths to confront a world trying to quash them. |
| 242932 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B+ | 2020-10-28T12:20:42.000Z | 2020-10-28 12:20:42 | Lister-Jones has developed a story outline which follows the themes of the first...and adds additional new layers of gender and sexual orientation fluidity and how those threaten the patriarchy. |
| 242933 | Katie Smith-Wong | Flick Feast | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-10-28T10:30:49.000Z | 2020-10-28 10:30:49 | Overall, The Craft: Legacy is not as groundbreaking as the 1996 film but offers a strong message, reminding audiences that the world is not filled with malice. |
| 242934 | Kat Hughes | THN | Fresh | 3/5 | 2020-10-28T08:10:40.000Z | 2020-10-28 08:10:40 | A solidly made, if not rather generically bland, tale of witchcraft and teen angst for Generation Z. |
| 242935 | Richard Roeper | Chicago Sun-Times | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2020-10-28T04:40:44.000Z | 2020-10-28 04:40:44 | "The Craft: Legacy" is a smart, edgy, wickedly funny and wild ride from the talented writer-director Zoe Lister-Jones... |
| 242936 | David Rooney | The Hollywood Reporter | Rotten | — | 2020-10-28T04:31:03.000Z | 2020-10-28 04:31:03 | But aside from composer Heather Christian's cool techno theme on the end credits - which is far more memorable than the timid scoring throughout - Legacy left me less than spellbound. |
| 242937 | Mary Sollosi | Entertainment Weekly | Rotten | C- | 2020-10-28T04:30:44.000Z | 2020-10-28 04:30:44 | By the end of Legacy, each of the witches has become less interesting and less distinct. |
| 242938 | Richard Lawson | Vanity Fair | Rotten | — | 2020-10-28T04:30:43.000Z | 2020-10-28 04:30:43 | It is a noble effort, if an ultimately doomed one. |
| 242939 | Peter Debruge | Variety | Rotten | — | 2020-10-28T04:30:42.000Z | 2020-10-28 04:30:42 | The original "Craft" may be a mess, but it does have a legacy, and this ain't it. |
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