This film is nothing really special, and it telegraphs what is going to happen from miles away. The story is about four teen girls in a Catholic high school who are outcasts for different reasons - one lives in poverty with a semi-abusive stepfather, another has a scarred arm and back, another is the victim of boiler plate racism, and the fourth - well, I could never really figure out her problem other than she was the new girl in school.

They are all beautiful, but all are bullied by girls and gals who - IMHO - weren't as good looking as they were. So they dabble in witchcraft to get out of their bad situations. Only two actually wish bad things to happen to their tormentors. The other two just want their bad circumstances to be gone, and in one situation that results in unexpected and unwished for death. But, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and soon the leader of our gang of four is drunk with power.

Am I a bad person because I liked seeing the cool guy make a fool of himself in front of his friends over the girl he trash talked? Well, so be it. The film is mainly good for its special effects and for a look back at the teen stars of the 90s. Fairuza Balk is very good at playing a very bad girl. She has the exotic yet scary facial features for the role, but she couldn't have done anything with it without talent.

In Los Angeles, the teenager Sarah Bailey (Robin Tunney) has just arrived from San Francisco with her father Mr. Bailey (Cliff De Young) and her stepmother to live in an old house. When she goes to the Catholic high school, she is not well received by her schoolmates and has a crush on the football player Chris Hooker (Skeet Ulrich). He lures her and tells lies and gossips about their relationship. Soon the outcast Nancy Downs (Fairuza Balk),Bonnie Rachel (Neve Campbell) and Rochelle (Rachel True),who are known as witches, invite Sarah to join them. Nancy lives with her drunken mother and her boyfriend and hates him. Bonnie has awful burning scars on her back and has complex. Rochelle hates the racist Laura Lizzie (Christine Taylor),who despises her color and her hair. Sarah does not know that she is a powerful witch and when they form their coven, they become powerful and cast spells on their enemies. When Sarah feels that something is wrong with her friends, she meets the clairvoyant Lirio (Assumpta Serna) that tells that the spells may return three times stronger.

"The Craft" has not aged and is still good, despite twenty-five years after its release. The storyline and the screenplay are great and is fantastic to see Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell and Rachel True younger and very beautiful. The special effects are still good and it was wonderful to see this film again. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil):"Jovem Bruxas" ("Young Witches")

Sarah Bailey (Robin Tunney) is the new girl in the Catholic prep high school. She befriends a trio of outcast girls who dabble in witchcraft. Nancy Downs (Fairuza Balk) has troubled impoverished abusive home. Bonnie (Neve Campbell) has massive burns on her back. Rochelle (Rachel True) faces taunting from popular girl. When popular jock Chris Hooker (Skeet Ulrich) spreads rumors about Sarah, the girls cast a spell on him. This leads to more and more powerful spells as things spiral out of control.

The girls are interesting. It's too bad the story is so mundane. It's strictly a paint by numbers teen revenge drama. It has no surprises. Other than putting hot girls in Catholic school uniforms, there isn't much to recommend from this film. Robin Tunney may not be the best to play Sarah. If I had the choice, I'd rather choose Neve Campbell. She can bring a lot more sweetness and innocence to the main role. That way the rumors would hurt more. The reluctance to play with witchcraft would be more pronounced.