Wishcraft

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A teen horror flick that's a step above its peers, Wishcraft fuses a slasher movie with a "be careful what you wish for" story line. Bret (Michael Weston), a smart but unsociable high school kid, receives a strange box in the mail. A note tells him the contents will give him three wishes; naturally, he wishes for a date with a cheerleader (Alexandra Holden) he has a crush on. His wish comes true--but just as his new life is beginning, someone is murdering the popular kids in strange, inventive ways. Wishcraft isn't novel or surprising, but what's unusual is how well written, smartly directed, and solidly acted the movie is. The dialogue sounds genuine; the characters have more than one dimension; clichés are kept to a minimum. It won't win any awards, but if all B movies were this good, we'd be living in a much more entertaining world. --Bret Fetzer

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Brett is one of the outsiders at his school. A little too bright to be popular, that doesn't stop him from having the biggest crush on the cheerleading Samantha, who's a little too popular to take him seriously. When Brett receives a mysterious package that contains a totem with the ability to grant its owner three wishes, he discovers that dreams can come true - with a vengeance. Suddenly Samantha is holding him so tight its cutting off his circulation, and her non-stop adoration is not his only problem. Someone is systematically slaughtering the rebels and the jocks - and the cheerleaders. Misbehave? Hit the grave. Now Samantha is primed to be the killer's next target. A perfect victim for a killer in search of perfection - and the only thing that might save her is WISHCRAFT.

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Customer Reviews:

Alexandra Holden!..........2007-06-18

Yep, Alexandra Holden is beautiful! However, she's not the only reason to watch WISHCRAFT. The story is great, with many unexpected twists and gruesome turns. There's a lot going on that only makes sense at the end, and what an ending it is! Basic story: Highschool brainiac, Brett Bumpers (Michael Weston) pines for beauty queen / cheerleader, Samantha (Holden). One day, Brett receives a mysterious package containing a mummified bull's -(insert favorite euphamism here)-, which grants him 3 wishes. Brett makes his first wish, setting in motion a series of macabre, even murderous events. I was expecting just another SCREAM-ish formula movie, but instead, WISHCRAFT is unique and engrossing. Own this one now!...

strange vibrations but good plot.......2007-01-07

Alexandra Holden was in A Dead Calling recently and she was really good. I really like her as an actress and she looked and played a school girl very well. However the films main character gave off a very strange vibe. He was great but that constant "lustful" look he gave Alexandra Holden was more from an MAN than the "raging harmone school boy" he was suppose to play.........they should stick to people born after 1985 to play high school students..........and I think he was born in 1973

The movie was good..........BUT, I felt funny watching a supposedly high school boy and feeling a strange attraction to him being my age........and with todays society considering the "teachers and students" issues that have been in the news of late it does not promte a healthy image for older actors/actresses being cast as high school students...........sure, high school students now days look and act much older but not 30...... rent it just to check him out ladies..........it's okay to enjoy watching him now that you know this year he will be 34

don't waste your money.......2007-01-04

Wishcraft is slow and didn't have anything to catch my interest. In fact I gave it away before I even finished watching the entire movie.

*yawn*.......2005-01-01

it's bored the daylights out of me. i never even finished watching it. kept falling asleep. i'd recommend renting, before buying.

IT'S A BULL THING.......2004-11-30

WISHCRAFT is a well crafted entry in the teen slasher horror flick, with a smart and unpredictable script and a real surprise at the killer's identity. It also features the incomparable Zelda Rubinstein (Poltergeist dwarf) in a small role as the town's medical examiner.
Michael Weston plays Brett, the nerd who is pining after his classmate Samantha, played by the fetching Alexandra Holden (Purgatory Flats). He receives a strange gift in the mail, which turns out to be a totem (actually a bull penis) that will grant him three wishes. We know what his wishes will be...but coinciding with this are the brutal murders of some of Brett's classmates, and the viewer is left wondering how the two storylines will interconnect. This is the surprisingly original twist writer Larry Katz has invented to separate this from so many of the routine straight to video thrillers. Danny Graves also directs with a kinetic style and keeps the visuals interesting. The supporting cast featuring Austin Pendleton, Michael "Meatloaf" Aday and A. J. Buckley are likewise effective. A very surprising slasher.

Average customer rating:

Alexandra Holden!...
strange vibrations but good plot
don't waste your money
*yawn*
IT'S A BULL THING

Wishcraft [Region 2]
Starring: Michael Bower , A.J. Buckley , Scott Caudill , Sara Downing , and Salim Grant
Director: Richard Wenk , and Danny Graves
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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