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Magic in the Water is a 1995 American family adventure fantasy film directed by Rick Stevenson and starring Mark Harmon, Joshua Jackson and Sarah Wayne. The plot follows two siblings and their preoccupied father who take on a vacation to a remote Canadian lake in British Columbia, where the siblings discover the lake is said to be inhabited by a mysterious lake monster. The film was distributed by TriStar Pictures and produced by Triumph Films.
Cast
Mark Harmon as Jack Black
Joshua Jackson as Joshua Black
Harley Jane Kozak as Wanda
Sarah Wayne as Ashley Black
Willie Nark-Orn as Hiro
Adrien Dorval as Wright Hardy
Mark Acheson as Lefty Hardy
Anthony Towe as Taka
John Procaccino as Frank
Tom Cavanagh as Simon
Reception
Magic in the Water received generally negative from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 21% based on 24 reviews.[2]
Critic Leonard Maltin wrote in his book that "All the magic must be in the water; there's certainly none on the screen. Routine family film feels like recycled Spielberg."[3] Roger Ebert criticized the film's special effects, describing the creature Orky as an "ashen Barney". He also notes that Orky barely appears in the film at all.[4]
At the 16th Genie Awards, the film won for cinematography and sound.
Magic in the Water is a 1995 American family adventure fantasy film directed by Rick Stevenson and starring Mark Harmon, Joshua Jackson and Sarah Wayne. The plot follows two siblings and their preoccupied father who take on a vacation to a remote Canadian lake in British Columbia, where the siblings discover the lake is said to be inhabited by a mysterious lake monster. The film was distributed by TriStar Pictures and produced by Triumph Films.
Cast
Mark Harmon as Jack Black
Joshua Jackson as Joshua Black
Harley Jane Kozak as Wanda
Sarah Wayne as Ashley Black
Willie Nark-Orn as Hiro
Adrien Dorval as Wright Hardy
Mark Acheson as Lefty Hardy
Anthony Towe as Taka
John Procaccino as Frank
Tom Cavanagh as Simon
Reception
Magic in the Water received generally negative from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 21% based on 24 reviews.[2]
Critic Leonard Maltin wrote in his book that "All the magic must be in the water; there's certainly none on the screen. Routine family film feels like recycled Spielberg."[3] Roger Ebert criticized the film's special effects, describing the creature Orky as an "ashen Barney". He also notes that Orky barely appears in the film at all.[4]
At the 16th Genie Awards, the film won for cinematography and sound.
