Wish
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: November 22, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 45 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
28
Negative:
9
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38
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenJun 12, 2024
It’s become a crutch for critics to say that this or that movie is so generic that it must have been generated by AI. I’ve resisted, but I’m finally going to play that card in regard to Wish. Thanks to a banal familiarity mixed with a dose of inhuman idiosyncrasy, the movie feels as if someone fed the opening Disney logo sequence — of fireworks bursting over a fairytale castle — to an AI program and asked it to spit out a 95-minute animated musical in the mode of the studio’s classics. Read full review
38
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNov 22, 2023
In “Pinocchio,” when Geppetto wished upon a star, a hunk of wood became a real boy. Eighty-three years later, Disney’s latest animated film, called “Wish,” which is sort of about the origin of that same magical ball of gas, couldn’t be more wooden, manufactured or lifeless. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreNov 17, 2023
The story is off, the heart is missing and the laughs aren’t there. Read full review
35
SlashfilmJosh SpiegelNov 17, 2023
Though this film is well-intentioned, fleetly paced, and boasts a unique blend of animation, it's a desperate and sweaty attempt to revive the past glories of the studio. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithDec 6, 2023
This movie seems proud, even smug, about recycling scraps from other fairy tales. Read full review
30
Film ThreatAlan NgNov 17, 2023
For a film meant to be a milestone for 100 years of the Walt Disney Company, Wish is a monumental failure. Read full review
25
The Seattle TimesChase HutchinsonNov 21, 2023
There is real passion in DeBose’s vocal performance as she tries to elevate the rote music. I just wish she were in a better movie. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonNov 17, 2023
The only thing that keeps Wish afloat is DeBose’s voice, who elevates so-so songs such as “At All Costs” and “This Wish” with a powerful lilt. Read full review
20
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNov 22, 2023
Unfortunately, Wish manages to be none of the things it wants to be. It is neither evocative enough of the past to work as a tribute, nor irreverent or inventive or just plain funny enough to justify its constant but half-hearted callouts. It’s the ultimate cop-out — a lifeless, uninspiring mess of bland brand management. Read full review
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