Jump to content

What You Wish For: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Marking submission as under review (AFCH)
Screen Rant review
Line 57: Line 57:
* Brian Groh as Jack<ref name="RT"/>
* Brian Groh as Jack<ref name="RT"/>
}}
}}

==Production==
{{Expand section|date=June 2024}}


==Release==
==Release==
Line 67: Line 64:
=== Critical response ===
=== Critical response ===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|82|7.2|33|access-date=23 June 2024}}<ref name="RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_you_wish_for|title=What You Wish For|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|82|7.2|33|access-date=23 June 2024}}<ref name="RT">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/what_you_wish_for|title=What You Wish For|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>

Courtney Howard of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' was less enthusiastic about the film, stating "The obvious [[Aesop’s Fables]]-inspired lessons make what could’ve been an extraordinary meal into something far less memorable."<ref>{{cite web |title=‘What You Wish For’ Review: Nick Stahl Serves a Devious Dish in This Taut but Half-Baked Thriller |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/what-you-wish-for-review-1236019484 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>

Abigail Stevens of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' opined "Not everyone will amass massive gambling debts and will want a successful career for themselves, a plot hole ''What You Wish For'' doesn’t exactly address."<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevens |first=Abigail |title=What You Wish For Review: The Menu Part 2 Serves Up Grotesque Twists & Delicious Character Dynamics |url=https://screenrant.com/what-you-wish-for-movie-review/ |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=1 June 2024 |language=en}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref>




Tessa Smith wrote in her review for ''Popternative'': "A can't miss, edge of your seat thriller, brilliantly led by [[Nick Stahl]]. It is predictable at times, but there are still quite a few twists, turns, and surprises -- and a perfect third act."<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: ‘What You Wish For’ Is A Can’t Miss Thriller, Don’t Let It Fly Under The Radar |url=https://popternative.com/entertainment/review-what-you-wish-for-is-a-cant-miss-thriller-dont-let-it-fly-under-the-radar |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>
Tessa Smith wrote in her review for ''Popternative'': "A can't miss, edge of your seat thriller, brilliantly led by [[Nick Stahl]]. It is predictable at times, but there are still quite a few twists, turns, and surprises -- and a perfect third act."<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: ‘What You Wish For’ Is A Can’t Miss Thriller, Don’t Let It Fly Under The Radar |url=https://popternative.com/entertainment/review-what-you-wish-for-is-a-cant-miss-thriller-dont-let-it-fly-under-the-radar |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>



Courtney Howard of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' was less enthusiastic about the film: "The obvious [[Aesop’s Fables]]-inspired lessons make what could’ve been an extraordinary meal into something far less memorable."<ref>{{cite web |title=‘What You Wish For’ Review: Nick Stahl Serves a Devious Dish in This Taut but Half-Baked Thriller |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/what-you-wish-for-review-1236019484 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 08:45, 23 June 2024

  • Comment: Sources exist for this film to be accepted. In essence, add reviews by reliable sources. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 23:02, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

What You Wish For
Directed byNicholas Tomnay
Written byNicholas Tomnay
Produced by
Starring
Production
company
Release date
  • May 31, 2024 (2024-05-31) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Box office$6,279[2][1]

What You Wish For is a 2023 American thriller film written and directed by Nicholas Tomnay, and starring Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez and Penelope Mitchell.

What You Wish For had limited theatrical release in United States on 31 May 2024.[2]

Plot

Ryan, a down-on-his-luck chef, flees from his gambling problems to a Latin American country to meet with Jack, his mate from the culinary school who now cooks for a shady entertainment company specialising in illegal dinner events with human flesh for high-end clientele. When Jack hangs himself, Ryan sees his suicide as an opportunity to escape from his own financial difficulties and takes Jack's place at the cooking table, after the company's killer "sources" a male local as "meat produce" for him to use when cooking an important meal for the clients of the company.

Cast

Release

What You Wish For was released in select cinemas in United States by Magnet Releasing on 31 May 2024.[1]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 33 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[3]

Courtney Howard of Variety was less enthusiastic about the film, stating "The obvious Aesop’s Fables-inspired lessons make what could’ve been an extraordinary meal into something far less memorable."[4]

Abigail Stevens of Screen Rant opined "Not everyone will amass massive gambling debts and will want a successful career for themselves, a plot hole What You Wish For doesn’t exactly address."[5]


Tessa Smith wrote in her review for Popternative: "A can't miss, edge of your seat thriller, brilliantly led by Nick Stahl. It is predictable at times, but there are still quite a few twists, turns, and surprises -- and a perfect third act."[6]


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "What You Wish For (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "What You Wish For (2024)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "What You Wish For". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "'What You Wish For' Review: Nick Stahl Serves a Devious Dish in This Taut but Half-Baked Thriller". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ Stevens, Abigail (1 June 2024). "What You Wish For Review: The Menu Part 2 Serves Up Grotesque Twists & Delicious Character Dynamics". Screen Rant. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Review: 'What You Wish For' Is A Can't Miss Thriller, Don't Let It Fly Under The Radar". Retrieved 23 June 2024.