It has the ability to grant wishes and suddenly Claire’s life is transformed but there’s a price to be paid for each wish and she soon discovers that with every blessing comes a curse. When she’s brought an intriguing new box, it looks like her luck might be about to change. After the apparent suicide of her mother, she’s living in a rundown house with her hoarding father (Ryan Phillippe) and facing daily torment from bullies at school. What’s most remarkable about the film is how it’s somehow even worse than that sounds.Ĭlaire (Joey King) is a teen struggling to make it out of bed. In new horror Wish Upon, the makers have decided to scrap any vague attempt at originality and lazily smash together two other tried and tested conceits: the double-edged wishes from Wishmaster and the supernatural accident deaths from Final Destination. What drives a profitable franchise is a nifty gimmick, one that can be endlessly reheated for a largely young date-night audience without too much incredulity on display.

Wish upon the movie