The issue of the spoiler remains a critical one in cinematic discourse. At this moment, it weighs on this reviewer particularly heavily. \u201cWhat You Wish For,\u201d a picture written and directed by Nicholas Tomnay and starring Nick Stahl, is one that I went into relatively cold, and that contributed significantly to my enjoyment of the thriller that moves into horror territory (is that a spoiler already?).<\/p>\n
So, my intention here is to recommend the movie, which is anchored by a consistently understated performance by Stahl. While only in his mid-40s, his character here, Ryan, looks like he\u2019s had a bumpy ride through maybe more than one dissolute lifetime. His facial features seem to have been sculpted by nicotine and alcohol. After he gets off a plane that\u2019s deposited him in an unnamed South or Central American country, he looks at his phone, expresses silent distress at a text message from a party named \u201cRabbit,\u201d and naively waves a ten-dollar bill at some locals hoping for a ride into a rain forest. He\u2019s eager to disappear. To his surprise, he\u2019s greeted by a driver who whisks him into the mountains. He is, as it happens, expected. His bro buddy Jack (Brian Groh) is roosting in a gorgeous house, and he\u2019s invited Ryan to hang with him a bit. Both Ryan and Jack are high-end chefs, and Jack\u2019s got himself a high-end private dining gig while Ryan is on the run from gamblers\u2014repped by the aforementioned \u201cRabbit\u201d\u2014who eventually start threatening Ryan\u2019s mom. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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