Wish Upon

A.A. Dowd

King throws herself into the high school melodrama of Wish Upon, but the movie buries her range from flustered infatuation to horror flick panic under a mountain of unbelievable behavior and tin eared dialogue. ( Read More )

It seems to be aiming more for the delightful, inventive gore of Final Destination than the thought provoking social commentary of Get Out. ( Read More )

Kayti Burt

Wish Upon, a teen horror film about being careful of what you wish for, feels more like a TV movie than a potential frachise starter. ( Read More )

Eric Kohn

Unfortunately, by the time Wish Upon gets around to establishing this grim premise, its already too late to turn it into anything remotely exciting on its own terms.Accept the sheer absurdity of the conceit and its almost a fun, stupid ride for some of the time, as pure derivative campiness in a bottle has an inherent appeal, but the ingredients dont gel beyond that. ( Read More )

Emily Yoshida

But if Im being honest, I have to say that none of these issues made that big of a dent in my enjoyment of Wish Upon, a deeply silly midsummer lark that makes up for the fact that its about nothing by being incredibly entertaining. ( Read More )