In 2005, the hot new foursome
in school uniforms was from D.E.B.S.
Back in 1996, Hollywood sent us four sexy Catholic high school witches in The
Craft. Sarah (Robin Tunney) is the new girl in school, and she catches
the eye of Nancy (Fairuza Balk), Bonnie (Neve Campbell, When
Will I Be Loved, Wild Things, Drowning
Mona) and Rochelle (Rachel True, New Best
Friend, Half Baked, Embrace of
the Vampire, Nowhere), a witch circle looking for another member. Sarah
has natural powers from within to add to their learned spells. At first
they concentrate on spells to improve their lives or get back at enemies in school,
touching on issues of racial prejudice, sexism, class and outer beauty. The outsiders
in high school get back at those who taunt them. But soon they're connecting with
greater powers. Nancy, Bonnie and Rachel become very narcissistic, while Sarah
is worried. Whatever you send out comes back threefold, and she's not interested
in doing harm to others. Then people start dying, and Sarah must summon her powers
to keep herself and others safe. There is no real lesbian content in this
film. The girls kiss one another as they seal the bonds of sisterhood and call
on higher powers. Just a few quick pecks, some on the cheek.
It's still
a fun film and an interesting wiccan twist on the high school outsider angst storyline. |