An introspective magician's assistant (Bridget Fonda) realizes her true powers while adrift on a fanciful journey through rural Mexico, pursued by a gritty P.I. (Russell Crowe) hired by her eccentric millionaire fiance. A curious blend of outlandish magical realism and the standard "gumshoe" nostalgia, based on the novel MISS SHUMWAY WAVES A WAND by James Hadley Chase.
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She had a gift for magic. He had a few tricks up his sleeve. Together, they will make a believer out of you.
When a backstage trick accidentally leads to murder, beautiful magician's apprentice Myra Shumway (Bridget Fonda) pulls a disappearing act and heads across the border to Mexico. Trailed by a handsome reporter (Academy Award®-winner Russell Crowe), Myra sets off in search of a legendary blue elixir with truly magical qualities. With her spurned fiancé (D.W. Moffett) closing in, Myra and Alex join forces and conjure up some magic of their own proving that true love sometimes requires some hocus pocus.
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