The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Wish Upon a Star
Comedy · Fantasy · 1996
A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
Movie details
Wish Upon a Star
“I wish I may, I wish I might, become my sister for a night!”
1996 Comedy · Fantasy 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Wish Upon a Star?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Blair Treu
Written by
Jessica Barondes
Katherine Heigl
Alexia Wheaton
Danielle Harris
Hayley Wheaton
Donnie Jeffcoat
Kyle Harding
S
Scott Wilkinson
Ben Wheaton
M
Mary Parker Williams
Nan Wheaton
Lois Chiles
Mittermonster
Ivey Lloyd
Caitlin Sheinbaum
Court is in session
Put Wish Upon a Star on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.