Three high school students must stop three resurrected, revenge-seeking witches from unleashing campy havoc on Salem.
Darkly comic and crowd-pleasing, with big broad humor. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Nothing past what a PG promises: mild language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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