Review of Wish Upon (2017) by Sensei16 — 23 Aug 2023
Wish upon features Elizabeth Rohm from Angel as Clare's mom, Ryan P from Cruel intentions as her Dad and Clare is played by Joey King from the conjuring 1. Clare is given a music box that her dad finds among a pile of refuse.
She uses all 7 wishes that the box grants. What she doesn't know is that for every wish made, someone she knows has to die. A blood price has to be paid to the chinese demon inside of the box. Clare and her friend trace the lineage of the box with the help of his sister.
They then discover that the box has a murderous past. Anyone that had the box died or committed suicide. The box also says in Chinese that the demon claims the soul of every person who uses it. Wish upon is very eerie & I enjoyed every second of the movie.
Another movie similar to this is The Possession from 2012. In that movie a young girl is possessed by a jewish demon AKA a dybbuk that lives in the music box. These 2 movies share the music box motif.
However in The Possession, there is no wishing. Wish Upon is an impressive horror thriller because it was directed by John Leonetti. John released Mortal Kombat 2 and Event Horizon in 1997. The end twist is a nice touch and will shock you.
Clare thinks that she will live and she forgets that her death is unavoidable. She is hit by an SUV, then she lands on another car breaking the windshield. In an extra scene after the credits, Clare's friend is shown by himself with the box.
He is clearly considering using the box for whatever he desires. He says 7 wishes then the scene ends.
This review of Wish Upon (2017) was written by Sensei16 on 23 Aug 2023.
Wish Upon has generally received mixed reviews.
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