The following is a movie review “The Final Wish” by Marc Primo.
Release date: 24 January 2019
Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Language: English
Production companies: Cinedigm
Producers: Johnny Cleveland, Thommy Hutson, Jeffrey Reddick
In The Final Wish, death has a new name. From the same creatively morbid mind that brought us the Final Destination franchise comes a movie that almost obsessively delves into the same topic but, thankfully, does so in a completely reincarnated style.
If Destination offered an assortment of fantastical scenarios involving students that led to untimely encounters with the Grim Reaper, Wish on the other hand tackles the subject of death through a decidedly more mature and intelligent plot.
After his dad’s demise, Aaron Hammond returns to his hometown to comfort his inconsolable mother, while revisiting his past to confront skeletons in the closet. While rummaging though his old man’s personal effects, Aaron stumbles upon a mysterious item that soon unleashes a series of bizarre occurrences, leaving it up to Aaron to decode the secrets of his eerie discovery.
If Destination mostly relied on jump scares, this tale of death keeps those to a minimum and opts for the psychological thriller route, the kind of which will inspire its viewers to grab coffee afterwards and discuss the film’s unconventional theories and interesting semiotics.
And unlike its sister film which appealed mainly to horror genre fans, Wish is one of those pictures that falls into multiple genres that calls out to a wider audience. It’s got drama, mystery, and horror, all rolled into a compact 90 minutes which makes it the perfect choice if you are looking for top quality entertainment that goes easy on your gray matter, without insulting your intelligence at the same time.
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