The Wishing Forest

Some movies are stupid, some have a boring story, some too much CGI. This movie gets a pass from me because it doesn't have to be good if it is has something interesting to it. I'm thankful the people making it threw in a little nudity. I'm tired of moves being over the top in violence and language but skip showing us some t&a. Most movies today are sloppily put together or make little sense. The real problems with the Unicorn movie is boring dialogue and fight scenes. They should have put effort into making the characters interesting while still showing a little nipple here and there. I give it a D but only because of the nudity. Most movies that are R rated only throws us with 500 fwords and non stop over the top violence. It's far better than zombieland and the sequel.

I gave ten stars. It is not a traditional movie; which would follow a traditional plot. It earns ten stars; because in its oeuvre as an expository film, it's great! The women are breathtakingly magnificent; as is the scenery. The repartee between the heroine and the thief is disarmingly witty. Most comedies don't really make me laugh; but these two characters' exchange of barbs, made me laugh out loud. The action is surprisingly professional; and it looks like the cast did their own stunts. Our incredibly beautiful heroine, seems to have a background in athletics. And in addition to her beauty, this film is meant to showcase her athleticism. I'm guessing she did something like an event called Steeple-Chase; because she races through the forest, easily tackling obstacles. Also entering this parade of eye-popping visuals, is the beautiful Stormi Maya. She was in the hit film Hustlers (2019), and She's Gotta Have It, the TV series. I'm guessing this film was made to showcase the talents of all involved; rather than to make a traditional film, with a full storyline. To me, this movie was a rousing success. Only bad things: the makeup for the heroine's close-ups. It looked like they shined her face with Armor All. And the thief's face, which stays dirty too long. It looked gross; and in reality, he'd probably wipe it off. Still gets ten stars.

Made by crazy people with a dream in their hearts and I think this behavior should be encouraged. 6 stars cause I would do worse with the same resources.

Yes this looks like video and yes it could have used a bit (or two) of post production. The question is, would anyone receive or see more in this than there is if it had put on a mask, if it had tried to deceive with better color and lighting? Probably not, because the acting is still off and you can't help but wonder why or what they are trying to tell the viewer.

Especially the ending is I guess meant to be a message or some sort of statement. I have to admit at that moment and even though I did not expect it to end this way (even though it had all the indications), I did not bother to check or really think about it ... you shouldn't either. There is decent amount of gore/blood/effects and some minor nudity involved, if you care

These days I find it hard to understand why the basic cutting, lighting, colors and audio are still a huge problem, when you can do post prosessing literally on your home PC.

The needed equiment is not expensive anymore. I'm not talking about fancy cgi, just the core basics for making a decent looking modern film instead of a this home video.

A random person who just understands how to use a browser could find & learn the needed software and make this look better, within the same day, while still learning how to even do it.

I can't recommend this, it's a home video for the people who made it.