Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Joey King | ... | Clare Shannon | |
Ryan Phillippe | ... | Jonathan Shannon | |
Ki Hong Lee | ... | Ryan Hui | |
Mitchell Slaggert | ... | Paul Middlebrook | |
Shannon Purser | ... | June Acosta | |
Sydney Park | ... | Meredith McNeil | |
Elisabeth Röhm | ... | Johanna Shannon (as Elisabeth Rohm) | |
Josephine Langford | ... | Darcie Chapman | |
Alexander Nunez | ... | Tyler Manguso | |
Daniela Barbosa | ... | Lola Sanchez | |
Kevin Hanchard | ... | Carl Morris | |
Sherilyn Fenn | ... | Mrs. Deluca | |
Raegan Revord | ... | Young Clare | |
Alice Lee | ... | Gina | |
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Victor Sutton | ... | Uncle August |
A teen girl discovers a magical box that will grant her seven wishes. As she uses her wishes for personal gain, bad things begin to happen to those around her. She discovers an evil entity lives inside the box and may be behind the gruesome deaths. Written by kyleallencole9
Wish Upon is a horror tale that tells the story of a mysterious Chinese music box that grants seven wishes, but at a price.
Starring the adorable Joey King alongside Ryan Phillippe and Elisabeth Rohm it's an original piece, though clearly influenced by the classic tale of the monkeys paw. Thankfully I like that old tale so was excited to see what new twists they brought to the table, and quite frankly I walked away happy though some influence came from Final Destination (2000) as well.
It's a well constructed, suitably paced movie with a fantastic cast and more than a sprinkle of good ideas. I find Joey King very likeable, not only the fact that she's adorable but she's a competent actress with hopefully a great career ahead of her and it's about time Phillippe returned to form.
If you like alternative horror that doesn't rely on a dude with a knife, ghosts, big scary monsters or demonic themes then this may well be for you. There were elements that left me scratching my head but nothing that wasn't forgivable.
Well worth a watch.
The Good:
Fantastic cast
Solid concept
The Bad:
Dreadful cover art
Couple of loose ends