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Be careful what you wish for.
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
r96sk
Jul 30, 2024 · via TMDB
<em>'Wish'</em> lacks oomph with its story, but I found the soundtrack to be pleasing. I think I literally liked every song, which is impressive. I wouldn't say any of them are pieces of music that I'd listen to on their own, at least not religiously or anything close, but connected with the movie onscreen the music is very fitting. "This Wish" and "At All Costs" are probably the standouts. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed the plot. It's all suitably interesting and held my attention span from beginning to end, but there's just something missing - I can't quite put my finger on what - that stops this 2023 film from being anything above 'good' in my opinion. The cast, like the music, are a positive. Chris Pine is very good, while Ariana DeBose leads more than competently; I've seen DeBose in a few flicks now and I do like her. Only post-watch am I learning that this was apparently billed as some sort of 100 year special for Disney as a company. How bizarre!
Manuel São Bento
Dec 11, 2023 · via TMDB
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-disney-animations-wish-ariana-debose/ "Wish is a magical journey about the vitality of personal wishes and the importance of pursuing those same dreams. Although the narrative follows a familiar structure and doesn't delve beyond the central theme, the nostalgia it evokes is certainly appreciated. Ariana DeBose's powerful voice embodies the inspiring determination of the protagonist, leading a talented cast in a film marked by the beautiful blend of 2D and 3D animation, as well as original songs that, for the most part, win over the audience. It's another charming chapter in Disney's vast library, offering a pleasant experience for fans of all ages." Rating: B
CinemaSerf
Nov 29, 2023 · via TMDB
With her grandpa hitting his hundredth birthday, the precocious young "Asha" hopes that the King, keeper of all of the wishes made by the islanders in their idyllic home, will agree to make his long-forgotten dream come true. Coincidentally, he is also looking for a special assistant and she is up for the job! A chance to kill two birds with one stone sees her in the royal presence and in the course of her pitch, she jumps the gun and implores the king to grant her grandfather's wish. His prevarication causes us all to begin to smell a rat - is the benevolent king really all he seems to be? She leaves disappointed and in desperation makes a wish of her own - but on a star, this time. It decides to leave the heavens and come and help her on her quest to release all the trapped wishes and free the kingdom from it's increasingly menacing monarch... It's an OK animation this, but the story is really quite thin with characters that don't much ignite the imagination - except, perhaps, the goat "Valentino" who has easily the best of what little comedy there is in the rather earnest script. The creatively entitled "The Wish" is the standard power ballad amongst the really quite unremarkable soundtrack that you just know is desperate to get to Leigh Harline's Disney theme tune "When You Wish Upon a Star" at the end. It's an amalgam of a few stories and will probably keep the youngsters entertained first time around. There's not a great deal for the grown ups, though, and I'm not sure it will be remembered for long into this animator's second century.
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Ariana DeBose
Asha (voice)
Chris Pine
King Magnifico (voice)
Alan Tudyk
Valentino (voice)
Angelique Cabral
Queen Amaya (voice)
Victor Garber
Sabino (voice)
Natasha Rothwell
Sakina (voice)
Jennifer Kumiyama
Dahlia (voice)
Harvey Guillén
Gabo (voice)
Niko Vargas
Hal (voice)
Evan Peters
Simon (voice)
Ramy Youssef
Safi (voice)
Jon Rudnitsky
Dario (voice)
Della Saba
Bazeema (voice)
Keone Young
Mountain Climber / Tall Man Tourist / Guard 1 (voice)
Efé
Ship Captain / Fan Tourist (voice)
Nicole Lynn Evans
Mountain Climber's Wife / Mother Tourist (voice)
Heather Matarazzo
Flying Woman (voice)
Nasim Pedrad
Sania (voice)
Abraham Sigler
Tourist Boy (voice)
Michael Giaimo
Production Design
Burny Mattinson
In Memory Of
Chris Buck
Director
Fawn Veerasunthorn
Director
Jeff Draheim
Editor
Jamie Sparer Roberts
Additional Casting
Don Hall
Executive Producer
Jennifer Lee
Executive Producer
Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones
Producer
Peter Del Vecho
Producer
Heikki Kossi
Foley Artist
Dave Metzger
Original Music Composer
Julia Michaels
Songs
Nia Hansen
Sound Designer
Josh Gold
Sound Effects Editor
Shannon Mills
Supervising Sound Editor
Emily Goglia
Vocals
Jennifer Lee
Screenplay
Chris Buck
Story
Fawn Veerasunthorn
Story
Jennifer Lee
Story
Burny Mattinson
Story Artist
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