Review – Salem Witch Trials

The subject of religious persecution and the presence of Kirstie Alley in the lead had my Scientology detector turned up to 11. However, this seemed to be a fairly straightforward telling of the title tale. The trials are portrayed as motivated by religious fanaticism in the service of land-grabbing greed, particularly on the parts of Rev. Parris and Thomas Putnam (Henry Czerny and Jay O. Sanders respectively, who are hard to tell apart in their Puritan outfits). At least it wasn’t quite as arty-stuffy as Arthur Miller’s version. Mildly amusing