Animation

Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Wish

Walt Disney Animation Studios

United States of America

English

Ariana DeBose

Chris Pine

Alan Tudyk

Angelique Cabral

Victor Garber

Natasha Rothwell

Jennifer Kumiyama

Harvey Guillén

Niko Vargas

Evan Peters

Ramy Youssef

Jon Rudnitsky

Della Saba

Keone Young

Lucas Sigler

Holland Watkins

Woody Buck

Efé

Nicole Lynn Evans

Heather Matarazzo

Nasim Pedrad

Abraham Sigler

Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones

Benjamin Rice

Michael Giaimo

Michael Louis Hill

Grace C. Kim

Thomas Rickert

Brian Millman

James E. Hasman

Allison Loewe

Lisa Keene

David Womersley

Burny Mattinson

Allison Moore

Jamie Sparer Roberts

Jennifer Lee

Adolph Lusinsky

Anna Saathoff

Rasmus Tamstorf

Chris Buck

Fawn Veerasunthorn

Don Hall

Rob Dressel

JP Saxe

Julia Michaels

Peter Del Vecho

Jeff Draheim

Heikki Kossi

Dave Metzger

Josh Gold

Nia Hansen

Shannon Mills

Emily Goglia

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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.

Manuel São Bento

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

<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!

Streaming April 3rd | Disney+

Wish (2023) Behind-the-Scenes Clip - Outtakes

Don't Eat That

Bring Home The Magic!

'Wish' | Scene at The Academy

Official Clip: Put That Book Down

Wish's writer Jennifer Lee and directors on bringing 100 years of Disney to the screen | BAFTA

Official Clip: This Wish

Ariana DeBose Performs "This Wish" at Disneyland Paris

Official Clip: We Need A Plan

Disney's Wish | Making Wish Pop Off The Screen

Academy Conversations - 'Wish' with Ariana DeBose and filmmakers

Clip: Ariana Debose Performs "This Wish" at Disneyland Paris

Writing & Recording "Knowing What I Know Now"

Ariana Debose Performs "This Wish" At Disneyland

"Knowing What I Know Now"

Booth-to-Screen: "Knowing What I Know Now"

A Journey Through Wish with Special Guests

Alan Is In Everything

Writing & Recording "I'm A Star"

Official Clip - I Decide What Everyone Deserves

"I'm A Star"

Booth-to-Screen: "I'm A Star"

Official Clip - "I'm A Star"

Featurette - "A Century In The Making"

Welcome to Rosas

The Making of "Welcome to Rosas"

Booth-to-Screen: "Welcome To Rosas"

A Musical Event

Making a New Disney Villain

"This Is The Thanks I Get?!"

Booth to Screen -  "This Is The Thanks I Get?!"

Tickets on Sale Now

Writing & Recording "This Wish"

This Wish

Wish Together

Official Trailer

WISH - November 23

Official Teaser Trailer

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Ariana DeBose

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Jennifer Kumiyama

Harvey Guillén

Niko Vargas

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