#WISH UPON THE MOVIE MOVIE#

It was great seeing Clare's transitions and her attempt to find the solution to the curse kept in the box. Story: Wish Upon's tale has some decent character development in it to highlight the underlying theme of the horror movie. If you want the mindless, over the top deaths without the blood well your wish has been granted I guess. There was no extra edge factor to them, and the lack of suspense, which left the ridiculous nature of the deaths the eye-rolling component of the film. Yes, they were still awful (as death is), but the hype up of the trailers was sadly dropped with the simplicity of the deaths. DISLIKES: Very simplistic: Despite the deaths being filtered and less intense, they were also very simplistic and not as impressive. Unfortunately, it means you have seen a majority of the executions via the commercials, but you will get a few sequences that have escaped the public eye up until now.

One can think of this as Final Destination meets Unfriended, which boils down to coincidental deaths with a filter. Wish Upon continues that trend, forgoing gross, exaggerated, drawn out torturous deaths in favor of ridiculous, and still horrible, deaths that are quickly executed.

#WISH UPON THE MOVIE MOVIE#

Not overly graphic: A PG-13 horror movie is often a lot lax in their grim depictions of death. The wish factor also presented some character development, shallower but existing, that really worked in their favor. It set a nice pace for the movie to build upon, and made it a little dynamic in regards to whom would pay the blood price for Clare's (King) decisions and selfishness. The wishing factor is a nice gimmick to get sold onto and see what desires will tempt her to risk lives. A Nice tangent: Despite the common trend of demons, spirits, and ghosts Wish Upon at least brings a slight twist to the themes of horror movies. For me, King was able to keep things in good proportions and didn't have me rolling my eyes (a first in a long time.) While certainly not an award-winning performance, King gets props for carrying the load of the movie. In many PG-13 or teenager focused films, the lead character often suffers from overacting or extreme tangents in directing. King plays the role of a distressed teenager with class, bringing a delicate balance of drama, screaming, and shallow happiness to the character. Joey King: Singling out the actors in this rather new actor cast, Joey King reprises her horror acting in a 'two thumbs up' manner. Wish Upon fills its short run-time purpose with the thrills you want, and keeps it concise, a sign of good directing and editing in an era what that so suffers. Let's get started! LIKES: Shorter Run Time: I know what you're thinking, not good if this is a like, but it's nice to see a movie stick around the 90-minute run time when there isn't sustenance to keep it running longer. What's the verdict? Hopefully I can fill in some answers to help answer that question. The 'disturbing' trailers paint the picture of the next spine tingling film, but the PG-13 rating suggests it could be a little timid. Robbie K here, this time covering Wish Upon the latest horror genre flick to flood the silver screens across the country. I wish I may, I wish I might, make a demand that might cost someone's life? That's not the way the rhyme goes, but this parody is pretty representative of the theme of my latest review.

Wish upon the movie