Justin Kurzel's upgraded from dirtbags doing crime in Southern Australian to dirtbags doing crime in Northwestern America, and he feels right at home.
Everything about this worked for me - the jaded performances, tight editing, gorgeous cinematography, rich, detailed sound design and the hypnotic score.
An expertly written character study (literally) with some absurdly hilarious moments and great performances across the board. Unfortunately, there were some baffling technical decisions which detracted from my enjoyment ever-so-slightly.
Glaring audio cuts and an overall lack of attention paid to sound design had me questioning whether I'd time-travelled back to film school, especially considering the care with which Haynes usually approaches his post-production. Visually, the overuse of film grain and blooming, combined with a grade which neither commits to…
Wish Upon strikes a perfect balance of intelligent, prophetic dialogue (see such lines as "wait a minute... you dig on multiverses?" and "your dad is serious hot sauce"), while truly capturing the experience of being a teenager (take for instance the scene where Joey King absolutely demolishes a bully by accusing her of having smegma, then proceeds to read the definition of the word aloud for her entire cafeteria). Music fans will also find something to love, as the film…
