I recently saw Wish I Was Here (2014) and here is my 3+- Movie Review!
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- Joey King plays Grace Bloom and is fantastic! Her character is very genuine and smart. There is a very sweet scene where she talks to a boy that she likes and she definitely nailed the awkwardness of being young and having a crush.
- I have never liked Zach Braff very much, but this film changed my mind about him. Seeing him as a family man with ambition made him very likable. He did a great job on the script. He wrote some very touching moments between his character’s father interacting with others in the family.
- I learned a lot about Jewish culture and religion in this film. It was very interesting to follow a family that doesn’t practice their religion, but then have a daughter that is very adamant about going to her Jewish school.
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- The sci-fi aspects in the film sometimes seem random. Although I warmed up to it, I think some people might feel this is a little strange.
- [Minor spoiler] I didn’t like the way Aidan talks to his father when he is sick, almost very childlike.
- I’m finding it hard to find a third negative, but the little boy that plays his son was in the film, Looper. I think I let that film affect how I react to his character in this film. Sometimes he just annoyed me for no reason. The daughter outshone him for sure.
Honorable Mentions:
- The nerd girl in me loved the references to ComicCon and Game of Thrones.
- Great Soundtrack!
- It’s always a pleasure to see Josh Gad *smile*
Charee’s Rating: 4/5
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