The film perfectly captures the conflict between the stultifying requirement for conformity in suburban small town 1950s America, and the need for personal freedom and expression. The script writing is lean and spare, and in so being avoids patronising the viewer, and it allows the cast to masterfully convey things by leaving them unsaid. Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio is breathtaking as the quietly seething diplomat of a widow, steering her life and family through the slings and arrows of outraged neighbours, who welcomes an injured drifter, Jack (Patrick Swayze) into her home. This is a combination of period piece, family drama, and mystical tale.
Review of Three Wishes
