Practical Magic 2 follows Sally and Gillian Owens, sisters from a family of witches in present-day Massachusetts. Sally has lost two husbands to a family curse that kills any man loved by an Owens woman. She hid the family’s magic from her grown daughters, Kylie and Antonia, until Kylie’s boyfriend Gideon falls into a coma. Kylie travels to England to study the family’s past, while Sally and Gillian race after her to stop an old threat. The movie mixes spooky magic, family drama, grief, jokes, and romance. Kylie leads the effort to end the curse, and Sally and Gillian use their own magic to protect her. Their aunts help the younger women face a male warlock who wants power over the Owens family. The story gives the women most of the magic and makes their family bond the main source of strength. Antonia is a medical student who spends much of the story at Gideon’s hospital bed. At the wedding, she shares a flirty look with another woman, adding a brief queer hint to the family story.
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These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Practical Magic 2.
Woke representation / casting
Antonia exchanges a flirtatious look with a woman at the wedding. Maisie Williams said she played Antonia as a “sapphic icon.” That moment gives the Owens story a queer signal.
10%
Woke political dialogue
A character says, “There is no magic stronger than sisterhood.” Maisie Williams called the line a beautiful message in an interview about the film. The line presents women’s shared power as a source of strength.
9%
Identity-driven story themes
The Owens women hold the family’s magic and lead the effort to end its curse. Kylie travels to England to find a spell while Sally and Gillian follow to protect her. The aunts help the younger women face a male warlock who wants control of their magic. The story repeatedly makes the women the family’s protectors and problem-solvers.
56%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Maisie Williams described women’s group power in her Practical Magic 2 interview as a threat to patriarchy. The Owens women face a male warlock who wants control of their magic. Her comment frames their fight as a story about women’s power.
23%
Woke character or canon changes
Alice Hoffman’s novel gives Antonia an explicit lesbian romance. The movie drops that story and leaves her sexuality unstated, though she flirts with a woman at the wedding. Maisie Williams said she played Antonia as a “sapphic icon.”
12%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
National Review called the film a “feminist formula” and said it showed subtle misandry and a nod to lesbian solidarity. A viewer on X called it “second-wave feminist slop.” The national-outlet critique gave the complaint wider reach than the isolated social posts.
62%
Creator track record context
The stored scores for Denise Di Novi (56), Nicole Kidman (55), Alice Hoffman (50), Georgia Pritchett (47), and Sandra Bullock (47) reflect work or statements about women-led stories, gender equality, or women’s history. Maisie Williams called the film’s sisterhood line a beautiful message and described women’s group power as a threat to patriarchy. That framing fits the Owens women’s central role in the story.
50%
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