Wish

"Be careful what you wish for."

2023 1h 35m EN

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6.2

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48%

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METACRITIC

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5.5

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 1,845🥫48%Rotten Tomatoes●47Metacritic★5.5IMDB · 49,621

AnimationFamilyFantasyAdventure

Synopsis

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Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

“Be careful what you wish for.”

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Cast

Ariana DeBose
Asha (voice)
Chris Pine
King Magnifico (voice)
Alan Tudyk
Valentino (voice)
Angelique Cabral
Queen Amaya (voice)
Victor Garber
Sabino (voice)
Natasha Rothwell
Sakina (voice)
Jennifer Kumiyama
Dahlia (voice)
Harvey Guillén
Gabo (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fawn Veerasunthorn
Writers: Burny Mattinson, Jennifer Lee, Allison Moore
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dave Metzger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeff Draheim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine and Alan Tudyk carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you wish for.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11304740 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fawn Veerasunthorn directs. Dave Metzger scores. Jeff Draheim cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Original score by Dave Metzger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jeff Draheim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine and Alan Tudyk carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you wish for.".
7IMDB entry: tt11304740 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 17 themes, including "friendship", "villain", "black magic", "wish".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Dave Metzger
Editing: Jeff Draheim
Production design: Michael Giaimo
Sound: Nia Hansen
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $175,000,000
Box office: $254,997,360
Return: 146% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Wish (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 48% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 47/100
IMDB rating: 5.5/10 · 49,621 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 22 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2023-11-29
★ 6/10
With her grandpa hitting his hundredth birthday, the precocious young "Asha" hopes that the King, keeper of all of the wishes made by the islanders in their idyllic home, will agree to make his long-forgotten dream come true. Coincidentally, he is also looking for a special assistant and she is up for the job! A chance to kill two birds with one stone sees her in the royal presence and in the course of her pitch, she jumps the gun and implores the king to grant her grandfather's wish. His prevarication causes us all to begin to smell a rat - is the benevolent king really all he seems to be? She leaves disappointed and in desperation makes a wish of her own - but on a star, this time. It decides to leave the heavens and come and help her on her quest to release all the trapped wishes and free the kingdom from it's increasingly menacing monarch... It's an OK animation this, but the story is really quite thin with characters that don't much ignite the imagination - except, perhaps, the goat "Valentino" who has easily the best of what little comedy there is in the rather earnest script. The creatively entitled "The Wish" is the standard power ballad amongst the really quite unremarkable soundtrack that you just know is desperate to get to Leigh Harline's Disney theme tune "When You Wish Upon a Star" at the end. It's an amalgam of a few stories and will probably keep the youngsters entertained first time around. There's not a great deal for the grown ups, though, and I'm not sure it will be remembered for long into this animator's second century.
Manuel São Bento2023-12-11
★ 7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-disney-animations-wish-ariana-debose/ "Wish is a magical journey about the vitality of personal wishes and the importance of pursuing those same dreams. Although the narrative follows a familiar structure and doesn't delve beyond the central theme, the nostalgia it evokes is certainly appreciated. Ariana DeBose's powerful voice embodies the inspiring determination of the protagonist, leading a talented cast in a film marked by the beautiful blend of 2D and 3D animation, as well as original songs that, for the most part, win over the audience. It's another charming chapter in Disney's vast library, offering a pleasant experience for fans of all ages." Rating: B
r96sk2024-07-30
★ 7/10
<em>'Wish'</em> lacks oomph with its story, but I found the soundtrack to be pleasing. I think I literally liked every song, which is impressive. I wouldn't say any of them are pieces of music that I'd listen to on their own, at least not religiously or anything close, but connected with the movie onscreen the music is very fitting. "This Wish" and "At All Costs" are probably the standouts. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed the plot. It's all suitably interesting and held my attention span from beginning to end, but there's just something missing - I can't quite put my finger on what - that stops this 2023 film from being anything above 'good' in my opinion. The cast, like the music, are a positive. Chris Pine is very good, while Ariana DeBose leads more than competently; I've seen DeBose in a few flicks now and I do like her. Only post-watch am I learning that this was apparently billed as some sort of 100 year special for Disney as a company. How bizarre!