Thursday, August 14, 2025

Tubi Thursday: Spellbinder (1988)

 A Film that proves that love truly is magical...but is it safe?

Let's find out...

A Lawyer (Steven Weber) is living alone and looking for love.

He wouldn't start an Airline with his Brother yet.
Anyone but Glenn Quagmire remember 'Wings?'

Him and his friend are leaving the Gym one night and see a man tormenting a woman (Kelly Preston).

They come to her aid and scare him off.
She goes home with him and performs a magic healing ritual on him...and falls asleep.
Witches- am I right?

Where does it go from here?
Love- naturally.

They both fall for each other, even as she is coy about her past.

Who cares?  It is love!
Of course, a strange guy is following him, before the guy from earlier kills him.

A woman confronts Weber and, when Preston is told about it, she flees.

He ends up talking to a Detective (Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa), learning about the dead guy and getting warned about a Cult.
He reunites with Preston and she reveals that the Cult is after her.

Why?
Well, she's worth more to them dead than alive.

Can she survive?  To find out, stream it now.
A Film that is pretty ambitious and mostly gets by on atmosphere.

If you really break it down, the Plot is pretty silly.

A Lawyer falls for a Witch and must fend off a Cult to save her.
That old chestnut.

What makes it work is the Acting, the Music and the Scenery.
It is silly, but they make it feel pretty real.
The credit really goes to Weber, Preston and Composer Basil Poledouris.

I won't SPOIL the Ending.  I will say that it was a little bit disappointing, but nothing to get all hot and bothered over...

A Film that holds up pretty well as a fun, self-contained Horror Story.  It's just a shame that it doesn't break any new ground.

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