'Bewitched' doesn't conjure up much

0 Comments | USA TODAY, June, 2005 | by Claudia Puig

Bewitched

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Stars: Will Ferrell, Nicole Kidman, Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth, Steve Carell

Director: Nora Ephron

Distributor: Columbia Pictures

Rating: PG-13 for some language, including sex and drug references, partial nudity

Running time: 1 hour, 38 minutes

Opens today nationwide ---

Will Ferrell recently announced on The Daily Show that Bewitched "is more a public service than a comedy" about the evils of sorcery. His quip came after host Jon Stewart expressed mock concern for audiences who will be exposed to black magic. Ferrell was quick on the uptake, kidding that "when you get mixed up in witchcraft, you get burned."

And when talented actors and filmmakers get...