The Final Wish

5/10 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠 Well this isn't an actual lifetime movie but that's the total vibe this movie has from start to finish. Cheesy jump scares of things that aren't there but as soon as the camera angles change they pop up out of nowhere. The actors are formidable a few you've seen before but have no idea what there names are. Categorized as a horror but a 10yo. could sit thru the film and never have to cover their eyes filled with fear. The plot of the movie is kinda reminiscent of other films like "The Brass Teapot" but not hardly as good. It follows a lawyer who's struggling to get a job, When his father dies he returns home and uncovers an old urn with mysterious powers. The pace of the movie is kinda slow but not that bad most made for TV movies are predictable as this one definitely is. All in all the movie kept my attention for the most part and if your looking for family friendly horror this one will be right up your alley.

There are a lot of 1 star reviews here. It doesn't deserve that.

A struggling (and a pretty self-absorbed) lawyer who's dad has just died gets called home. Among his dad's things is an old urn (or something) with a Devil's head on top. As he starts making wishes he doesn't realize they're coming true until he begins seeing the pattern.

For the first half it's very slow and kind of uneventful which probably put some people off and there are some quite eccentric moments involving his mother but this is nowhere near as bad as some people are making it out to be

I can see how someone might give this 4 stars but certainly not any lower. I've given it what I think is a genuine 5. I managed to sit right through it , anyway which is a pretty good indication it isn't THAT bad.

There were two reasons for why I decided to sit down and watch "The Final Wish". The first reason being solely that it is a horror movie, as I am a huge fan of the horror genre. And the second was that it had Lin Shaye on the cast list.

I had no expectations to the movie, so director Timothy Woodward Jr. had a clean slate to use for impressing me. However, it turned out that the storyline and plot for "The Final Wish" was subpar and less than mediocre, actually. The movie just seemed to run on autopilot and offered nothing new to the horror genre. Plus, the storyline was so predictable that you knew what happened well before it would transpire on the screen.

It should be said that the acting in the movie was adequate, despite the fact that the performers had very little to work with in terms of script, plot and characters.

I terms of it being a horror movie, then "The Final Wish" was frightfully devoid of anything even remotely scary or spooky. And when the big reveal was unveiled, it was just a shrug on the shoulder, because I had smelled it coming a mile away.

Did the movie had potential that wasn't utilized or exploited? No. Everything was put to use in the movie, just a shame that it was a bland experience and final product.

If you enjoy horror movies, then you should probably invest your time, money and effort in something else, because "The Final Wish" is a less than mediocre foray into the genre, offering nothing new or innovative.

I love movies in horror/mystery category. And i am actually not very harsh critique when it comes to mysteries. But this one is not good. Was too slow, boring, and wasn't even sure in the end what is the twist. Just no, you can skip it unless you really have nothing else to do.

Did not watch 'The Final Wish' with the intent to dislike it. The advertising was cool and creepy and the concept while nothing new did spark interest. Also consider Lin Shaye and Tony Todd not bad actors at all, consider both talented actually though the films they choose to feature in too often don't do them enough justice even when they are bright spots.

That is the case with 'The Final Wish'. Don't consider it that awful or bad enough to make one bail early on (have seen far worse films in the genre and in general), but do agree with the general consensus (seemingly) here that deemed it as underwhelming and not really a good film at all. Not irredeemable by all means, there are a few things that rise it above dreck level only just but there is more bad than good and the flaws sadly are really quite big.

Shaye is a redeeming merit, in full command of her material regardless of it being severely wanting and attacking it with great dilligence and gusto without going over the top. Todd doesn't have anywhere near enough to work with with too short screen time and again wanting material, but he also shows conscientuousness and chills by that voice alone.

For low budget, 'The Final Wish' could have looked a lot worse, even though still not great overall it's not amateur hour. The scenery has eeriness and there is some atmosphere in the lighting.

More focused and less rushed-looking photography would have made them shine more, and the erratic editing is a big detriment. Other than Shaye and Todd, the acting is awful with the epitome of ineptitude in all senses Melissa Bolona giving one of the worst ever performances in recent years. Michael Welch is on autopilot but he is nowhere near as bad as Bolona. The characters have nothing interesting or endearing about them, no development to them really and their decision making and the way they behave makes one frustrated with them. The script is as limp as soggy cucumber sandwiches and felt like a rough draft that had not been properly completed or proof read.

It's the pace and story that doom 'The Final Wish'. There is nothing scary or suspenseful whatsoever, in fact there didn't seem to be any atmosphere at all other than dreariness, and it takes forever to get going and never really kicks into gear when something significant finally does happen too long a way in. Everything feels bland and silly, there is far too much of a seen it all before vibe (not a new idea at all and nothing fresh is done with it) and parts are even confusing. The ending is not a completely predictable one, but it felt anaemic and dragged out like the rest of 'The Final Wish'.

Overall, didn't find it a complete waste of time but it was not a good way of spending it all the same. 3/10