THREE WISHES revolves around the story of Jeanne a widow whose husband is believed killed during the Korean war . One day she runs down and injures derelict drifter Jack and is so guilt stricken she invites him home to look after him
That`s the story set up and as you can tell it`s not the most credible premise you`ll ever see , it might have worked better if the premise led to a thriller whose subtext screams " kindness will be the death of you " but here the opposite happens as we`re hit over the head that " Kindness will be rewarded " . Obviously this movie is a fantasy
This might have been bad enough but not bad enough to condemn the movie out right , but where the film falls down is something that a great number of reviewers on this page have pointed out - The director fails to bring any excitement to the pace . Watching THREE WISHES I kept thinking I was watching a sub standard Frank Capra script directed by Steven Spielberg who was having an over sentimental off day . It`s a very inoffensive movie but also a very cheesy uninvolving one too
BTW if I had three wishes , I`d make everyone in the world equal , then I`d make some people more equal than others , then I`d make myself the most equal person in the whole wide world . Strangely none of the characters in this movie ever considered anything like this
That`s the story set up and as you can tell it`s not the most credible premise you`ll ever see , it might have worked better if the premise led to a thriller whose subtext screams " kindness will be the death of you " but here the opposite happens as we`re hit over the head that " Kindness will be rewarded " . Obviously this movie is a fantasy
This might have been bad enough but not bad enough to condemn the movie out right , but where the film falls down is something that a great number of reviewers on this page have pointed out - The director fails to bring any excitement to the pace . Watching THREE WISHES I kept thinking I was watching a sub standard Frank Capra script directed by Steven Spielberg who was having an over sentimental off day . It`s a very inoffensive movie but also a very cheesy uninvolving one too
BTW if I had three wishes , I`d make everyone in the world equal , then I`d make some people more equal than others , then I`d make myself the most equal person in the whole wide world . Strangely none of the characters in this movie ever considered anything like this