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I Wish Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    80

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  • 70

    out of 100

    Variety Dennis Harvey

    This tale of two elementary-school brothers plotting to end the physical separation their parents' divorce has forced on them effortlessly pulls off the naturalism and charm desired from material that might have easily curdled into calculated preciousness.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter

    A delightful and uplifting study of kids and families by Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Betsy Sharkey

    There is a lot of hope in the air in I Wish, but the film never feels sappy. The very appealing score by the Japanese indie-rock group Quruli brings a kind of upbeat energy that matches the clean, open style of director of photography Yutaka Yamazaki, a frequent Kore-eda collaborator.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Village Voice

    I Wish makes us feel like we are watching these kids discover each new sensory pleasure of youth for the first time, or that we're experiencing it ourselves.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    I Wish tends toward the vaporous and not just because of its volcano; but whenever its children are on screen, lighted up with joy or dimmed by hard adult truths, the film burns bright.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    This wise and funny film, in Japanese with English subtitles, works small miracles in depicting the pivotal moment when kids turn from the wishfulness of childhood into shaping the world for themselves.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    The brothers Maeda are pure gold; the film captures what feels like effortless joy in their lives, and it is never something they seem to be reaching for.

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