Movie Review: Magic (1978)

It might seem out of place for me to be reviewing 70s horror movies, but this one is an exception. Anthony Hopkins's first real role in a feature film, found him playing an average Joe who is taken over by his ventriloquist dummy. This movie plays off of ideas that we see all the time in horror movies today. Possessed dolls, possessed people, and most of all: possession. The movie has a pretty simple plot, a guy played by Anthony Hopkins becomes interested in doing ventriloquism. Back in those days, dummy's with oversized eyes were considered to be objects of hobbies. People actually really got into this hobby during the seventies and eighties. However, in 2015, dummies are considered to be really freaking creepy. As he gets more involved with puppetry, he slowly gets taken over by this dummy and becomes murderous. Or is it the puppet? Overwll, Magic is a creepy, but great and well acted film that debuted acclaimed actor Anthony Hopkins. Three stars.