How sad is this?

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I first saw this in the early 90s on a vhs n revisted it recently on a dvd. This movie is definitely for 80s fan. The sequels were awful. Julian Sands clearity in his words was over the top. Lori Singer's hair color n make up were lol. The witch's flying effects were badly done n very laughable. Richard E. Grants face looked as if he was constipated n his mullet hairstyle was funny. The film's initial cinematography was good. The kills were almost nada but the film was good fun for its time.

An odd phenomenon in the movie biz is that some movies that start out as simply good, or better than average, become, over the fullness of time, and after repeated viewings, iconic and unforgettable. This is a prime example. At the time, it seemed yet another outing for the always reliable Julian Sands, and it introduced to audiences around the world the impish Lori Singer (who to be fair never really found another film that connected with viewers as much as this one.) Even the plot seemed standard, old curse, new problems. But after multiple viewings (seen it about 7 times) you realize that the writer and director really had their A-game on, they really spun a yarn that, in the Indiana Jones tradition, just keeps moving and moving, and dragging the viewer along for the ride. Even the last few minutes -- a trick ending -- seems part of the overall experience. Can safely say this is the best "witch" flick of its kind, all style and substance, no teenage exploitation, and worth a view.

When a warlock escapes capture and lands in the 20th century, a witch-hunter and a young woman must team up and try to find the Warlock before he reunites the pages of a book that will unleash the Devil from hell.This wasn't all too bad of a film and definitely had some pretty entertaining and enjoyable moments. One of the better elements here is the film's action quotient in the second half, which is a lot of fun with a series of confrontations to be had while the different powers are being unleashed, resulting in some overall great fun with the confrontation at the farmhouse and the railroad yard being among the highlights here with some overall fun elements. The finale in the church is where it hits its' stride, with plenty of thrilling action and a great deal of excitement in how it's going to play out with the evil warlock getting the upper-hand quite a bit and the nice tactics employed to stop him. Overall with some fine gore when it gets displayed, there's some good stuff here but there's some flaws here, most notably in the long extended set-up that takes a long time to get going. As well, the fish-out-of-water storyline for the good guy to result in some decent comedy while the evil character has no trouble reacting to the changes in the landscape could've provided some fun before the main story kicks in, but this is sorely missed over and really makes no sense as to why he had to be brought into the different world, but this is still a decent enough entry.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Adult language.

This is one of the better (but somewhat old now) adventure movies with a good sense of thrills that I have seen.The story of "Warlock" is interesting and captivating. And the movie will grab hold of you right from the beginning and not let go before the very end.The characters in the movie are good and enjoyable, each of the three lead roles were well played. Julian Sands with his devilish charms was superb for the role of the warlock, and Richard E. Grant equally well in the role of Redfern. Lori Singer, well she was alright as well.Of course the effects of the movie are not so good by todays standards, but back then they were great. And the movie doesn't suffer from the effects, even when watched today.This is actually the movie that made me notice the acting skills of Julian Sands and I have been a fan ever since."Warlock" is a definite MUST watch for anyone whom enjoy an adventure movie with magics and good thrills. The story is well written and works well on the screen. The movie is one of those that have "repeated-watch" value, you can see it over and over, because it never gets old or boring.