Wish is an attempt at combining the biggest motif of Disney’s biggest hits into one new and original movie for its 100th anniversary—a film that focuses on wishes coming true. However, it falls exceedingly short of being interesting or even fun—an unfortunate pattern that many recent Disney films have followed as of recently.
The film opens with a brief history on the kingdom of Rosas—being founded by King Magnifico (Chris Pine) and his wife Queen Amaya (Angelique Cabral) with the idea that anybody could immigrate to in hopes of fulfilling their biggest wish. The catch was that they would give it up, forgetting it entirely so Magnifico could seal it away and keep it safe. Every month, Magnifico would hold a ceremony known as the wish ceremony, in which he would choose someone’s wish and grant it to them.