Wish is.... fine. That's really the strongest thing I can muster to say about it. It's fine. It's not terrible, or even really all that bad. No part of it is particularly offensive in any way — unless you're really prone to being bothered by mediocre musical numbers. But on the other hand, it's not really good either, and certainly not great.
The songs aren't obnoxious, but aren't really very memorable.
Main character Asha is likable enough and her goals make sense, but she's not nearly as fleshed-out and compelling as the likes of Rapunzel.
The sidekick characters never get in the way to the point of being annoying, but clearly exist to be.... well, marketable sidekicks characters.
The closest thing to a highlight is the villain, King Magnifico, with a fun vocal performance from Chris Pine. But even he doesn't really get to shine as much as some of the great Disney villains of the past, with hints towards a fascinating backstory that goes underutilized. It also doesn't help knowing that his wife Queen Amaya was also originally conceptualized as a villain herself — having a pair of classy evil royals in Unholy Matrimony sounds great and way more entertaining than anything in the final product.
Overall, it plays things safe, not really taking any risks with the formula — if you've seen any other modern Disney movies, you'll recognize a lot of similar elements and probably figure out where the plot's going with no big surprises. This isn't strictly a bad thing, but it comes at the cost of making it feel like it lacks a unique identity. The numerous references to other Disney properties only reinforces this feeling, as it constantly reminds you of those other movies and how they did just about everything you're seeing better.
Watch any other Disney movie.
Wish is.... fine. That's really the strongest thing I can muster to say about it. It's fine. It's not terrible, or even really all that bad. No part of it is particularly offensive in any way — unless you're really prone to being bothered by mediocre musical numbers. But on the other hand, it's not really good either, and certainly not great.
The songs aren't obnoxious, but aren't really very memorable.
Main character Asha is likable enough and her goals make sense, but she's not nearly as fleshed-out and compelling as the likes of Rapunzel.
The sidekick characters never get in the way to the point of being annoying, but clearly exist to be.... well, marketable sidekicks characters.
The closest thing to a highlight is the villain, King Magnifico, with a fun vocal performance from Chris Pine. But even he doesn't really get to shine as much as some of the great Disney villains of the past, with hints towards a fascinating backstory that goes underutilized. It also doesn't help knowing that his wife Queen Amaya was also originally conceptualized as a villain herself — having a pair of classy evil royals in Unholy Matrimony sounds great and way more entertaining than anything in the final product.
Overall, it plays things safe, not really taking any risks with the formula — if you've seen any other modern Disney movies, you'll recognize a lot of similar elements and probably figure out where the plot's going with no big surprises. This isn't strictly a bad thing, but it comes at the cost of making it feel like it lacks a unique identity. The numerous references to other Disney properties only reinforces this feeling, as it constantly reminds you of those other movies and how they did just about everything you're seeing better.