But if we’re not given a reason to care, if all of the emotions pushing characters to do what they do is born from maudlin melodramatic excess and nothing authentic, the chances these ideas are going to resonate in any manner whatsoever is perilously slim. Clare’s actions, especially once she realizes what the box is capable of, are inexcusable, while the reactions of her friends June and Meredith to their BFF’s out of nowhere largess is equally abhorrent.Īs a treatise analyzing the selfishness of youth, I fully get what the film hopes to achieve. While some of Marshall’s dialogue is sharply delivered, having a Mean Girls meets The Edge of Seventeen vitality that’s impressive, none of that matters as far as the bigger picture is concerned. Make no mistake, Wish Upon is a pretty bad horror yarn, filled with characters who are almost impossible to care about and plot progressions that are too silly to be believed. If only the movie as a whole lived up to its ending. It’s very reminiscent of Sam Raimi’s more down and dirty horror opuses, the “Twilight Zone” mechanics of it all delivering on its admittedly unoriginal themes of being careful of what wishes for because they’ll very likely end up getting it rather nicely. Barbara Marshall’s ( Viral) screenplay doesn’t pull any punches as things catapult their way to a climax, justifiably taking Clare to task for her actions while also refusing to ask the audience to forgive any of her more shallow or self-centered decisions. With her eternal soul at stake, Clare must figure out a way to right the wrongs her wishes have wrought, knowing that if she is unable to do so she’ll join her dearly departed mother Johanna ( Elisabeth Rohm), who committed suicide while she was still a child, in a tragically early grave. But these requests come with a staggering price tag, and with the help of classmate Ryan ( Ki Hong Lee) the youngster begins to realize just how terrifying the power residing within the music box truly is. Clare’s wish is answered, and suddenly the girl who was at the bottom of the teenage social totem pole, and much to the amazement of best friends June ( Shannon Purser) and Meredith ( Sydney Park), is on her way to being the most popular girl in school.
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