A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 30, 2020, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Spell. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe ...

Not even thrill-starved movie audiences are likely to be bound by this “Spell.” Marquis (Omari Hardwick) is a high-powered, big-city lawyer who can pick locks and comes from an abusive home in ...