She/Her ⚢ Next Best Picture editor • film critic Exclaim, Pay or Wait, Daily Dead, Xtra etc • member GALECA, OAFFC, HCA
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Wish 2023
Wish reminds its audience what makes classic Disney so special - and that it can’t be replicated. And this is where the film’s pixie dust loses its shimmer. By being a love letter to the studio’s past, the film uses a tried and true formula that at this point is trite. The “why” is obvious of course, but by hanging on to so many influences, Wish struggles to find its own identity. Disney has yet to find the spark that…