But Ethan gives her a ride anyway and they fall in love. To make matters worse, her evil mother, Sarafine, is casting spells to push Lena to the dark side. However, the best characters would have to go to the two main protagonists. To make matters worse, her evil mother, Sarafine, is casting spells to push Lena to the dark side. Ethan joins her in a search to find a magic spell to save their doomed love. Storyline: Teenager Ethan Wate is obsessed with his urge to finish high school and go on to college in order to leave the small town of Gatlin, South Carolina behind, until a mysterious girl begins to inhabit his dreams. When he meets Lena Duchannes, a newcomer who has just enrolled in his school, Ethan knows she is the girl in his dreams.
She will remain in the light, but only if she does not remain in love with Ethan. She will remain in the light, but only if she does not remain in love with Ethan. Even though the professional critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave it mixed feelings, I thought this is a pretty good film. But Ethan gives her a ride anyway and they fall in love. When he meets Lena Duchannes, a newcomer who has just enrolled in his school, Ethan knows she is the girl in his dreams. But Ethan gives her a ride anyway and they fall in love.
Later, we walked out of the theater and we had a good time. Emma Thompson as Serafine sometimes overacts, but by golly was she enjoyable; Emmy Rossum did a nice job as the foxy Ridley, Viola Davis did very good as Amma and Jeremy Irons the famous actor from The Lion King, Eragon, etc. The special effects are pretty good too and the golden eyes effect is the perfect highlight. Lena reveals to her new boyfriend that she is a witch, and that on her sixteenth birthday she will be claimed by either the forces of light or of darkness. Lena reveals to her new boyfriend that she is a witch, and that on her sixteenth birthday she will be claimed by either the forces of light or of darkness. . When he meets Lena Duchannes, a newcomer who has just enrolled in his school, Ethan knows she is the girl in his dreams.
There are some times where the exposition throughout the film is a bit too much for my tastes. Lena reveals to her new boyfriend that she is a witch, and that on her sixteenth birthday she will be claimed by either the forces of light or of darkness. Ethan joins her in a search to find a magic spell to save their doomed love. But Ethan gives her a ride anyway and they fall in love. Ethan joins her in a search to find a magic spell to save their doomed love. To make matters worse, her evil mother, Sarafine, is casting spells to push Lena to the dark side.
She will remain in the light, but only if she does not remain in love with Ethan. To make matters worse, her evil mother, Sarafine, is casting spells to push Lena to the dark side. She will remain in the light, but only if she does not remain in love with Ethan. The dialog is pretty smart and mixes melodrama and campy humor pretty well throughout the film. The cinematography is brilliant and the scenery of South Carolina is beautiful to look at. Alden Enrenreich did an amazing job as the charismatic Ethan Wate while Alice Englert is a perfect Lena Duchannes, thus making them a much likable duo than Bella and Edward from Twilight. Ethan joins her in a search to find a magic spell to save their doomed love.
When he meets Lena Duchannes, a newcomer who has just enrolled in his school, Ethan knows she is the girl in his dreams. Ethan longs to escape his small Southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena. Lena reveals to her new boyfriend that she is a witch, and that on her sixteenth birthday she will be claimed by either the forces of light or of darkness. Lena reveals to her new boyfriend that she is a witch, and that on her sixteenth birthday she will be claimed by either the forces of light or of darkness.
Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. Lena is rejected by the rest of her classmates for being the granddaughter of Macon Ravenwood, whom the town's superstitious residents consider to be a devil-worshiper. But Ethan gives her a ride anyway and they fall in love. Flaws aside, this film does have some good qualities. When he meets Lena Duchannes, a newcomer who has just enrolled in his school, Ethan knows she is the girl in his dreams. To make matters worse, her evil mother, Sarafine, is casting spells to push Lena to the dark side.
The best part, however, would have to go to the cast. The direction is above-decent and the music score is surprisingly good. She will remain in the light, but only if she does not remain in love with Ethan. . . .
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