Strange Magic is a madcap fairy tale musical inspired by 'A Midsummer Night';s Dream.' The tale of a colorful cast of Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
A perfectly serviceable animated movie that doesn't reinvent the wheel, but manages to entertain thanks to its amazing CGI, fun renditions of classic -and modern- pop songs, and good voice acting. [Full review in Spanish]
It doesn't make a lick of sense, and if kids are the target audience, they won't get much out of the only-sort-of-appropriate playlist, which tries to build a jukebox musical out of ELO, Bob Marley, Elvis, the Four Tops, Queen and such.
RogerEbert.com
January 23, 2015
If you're a hardcore animation person with not-very-demanding children you might take a chance.
I know we're talking about fairy tales here. But why does the king, who resembles a cockroach and talks like a Scot, have a mother who seems to be a slug and talks like a Jewish-mother joke?
Empire Magazine
August 27, 2015
While there are fun moments, the whole is an odd mix of grotesquerie and cutesiness.
Nerdist
January 02, 2016
This movie is loathsome, that's what it is. I don't know why it exists. Don't see it.
