Rated: PG
With no prescreenings for critics, very little information available and a trailer that makes almost no sense, the question about Strange Magic is “How will the Disney studios turn this one into a Disneyland ride?” Advertised as being “From the mind of George Lucas,” the other question might be, “What is Lucas drinking these days?” Supposedly inspired by the Bard’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the film features an array of pop songs spanning the past 60 years and an animated cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps as they battle for control of a powerful potion. One look at the trailer indicates that the Plasticine characters seem out of place in the film’s fairytale land, but the kid-friendly character designs may well appeal to the target audience.
