“I laughed at it, not because it’s disturbing or deliberately hilarious, but because the movie seems blissfully unaware of what it wants to do...” Roger Ebert · 8 years ago Notable Moments & Criticism

“It won’t do much for grown-ups, but a camp slumber-party classic is born.” Rotten Tomatoes

The 2017 supernatural horror film Wish Upon has become a cult favorite, not for being a masterpiece of terror, but for its unintentional comedy and "so bad it's good" reputation . Directed by John R. Leonetti, the movie is often described as a campy mashup of Final Destination and The Monkey's Paw , featuring a protagonist whose wishes for popularity and money lead to increasingly ridiculous accidental deaths. Perspectives on "Wish Upon"

: Critics from Variety and Red Letter Media have highlighted the film as a modern masterpiece of inadvertent charm.

: One of the most-cited highlights is the protagonist wishing her father (played by Ryan Phillippe) would stop being "lame," which results in him becoming a suave, sax-playing jazz enthusiast .

“Wish Upon is neither scary nor original, but its fundamental flaws as a horror movie may make it destination viewing for after-midnight camp genre enthusiasts.” Rotten Tomatoes

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“I laughed at it, not because it’s disturbing or deliberately hilarious, but because the movie seems blissfully unaware of what it wants to do...” Roger Ebert · 8 years ago Notable Moments & Criticism

“It won’t do much for grown-ups, but a camp slumber-party classic is born.” Rotten Tomatoes Wish Upon

The 2017 supernatural horror film Wish Upon has become a cult favorite, not for being a masterpiece of terror, but for its unintentional comedy and "so bad it's good" reputation . Directed by John R. Leonetti, the movie is often described as a campy mashup of Final Destination and The Monkey's Paw , featuring a protagonist whose wishes for popularity and money lead to increasingly ridiculous accidental deaths. Perspectives on "Wish Upon" “I laughed at it, not because it’s disturbing

: Critics from Variety and Red Letter Media have highlighted the film as a modern masterpiece of inadvertent charm. Perspectives on "Wish Upon" : Critics from Variety

: One of the most-cited highlights is the protagonist wishing her father (played by Ryan Phillippe) would stop being "lame," which results in him becoming a suave, sax-playing jazz enthusiast .

“Wish Upon is neither scary nor original, but its fundamental flaws as a horror movie may make it destination viewing for after-midnight camp genre enthusiasts.” Rotten Tomatoes