Will Disney's "Wish" be another flop?

Disney desperately needs this film to be a hit. I havent seen much talk about it on this board but they are doing a heavy marketing push.

As of this morning, Wish has a terrible score of 50% on Rotten Tomatoes. We know from past experience that Disney "magically" gets their films to Fresh rating before release. But the film opens tomorrow and sneak previews are tonight so they better hurry.

Below is a review from the Hollywood Reporter. The reviewer is angry that while the film is certainly woke, it isnt woke enough for her.

You see Disney? You will never please them. No matter how hard you pander.

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The whole premise is very Disney, and Wish plays out as one would expect. Magnifico meets his match in Asha (Ariana DeBose), a 17-year-old girl who dares to question the order of things. Their encounter represents the generational crossroads that Disney finds itself at during its centennial. In him, a symbol of authority and empire. In her, a sense of revolution and community.

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Asha — a courageous biracial teenager — represents the future of Rosas, and perhaps the brand, too. She loves her people and holds radical ideas about their ability to wield collective power. Her narrative arc is really about her becoming a dissenter and pseudo-revolutionary figure.

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Pine’s entertainingly performed Magnifico is the past — a self-absorbed king whose fears propel him to cling to power and strip his constituents of their freedom. In “This Is the Thanks I Get,” sung by Pine, one can hear the voice of every aggrieved adult offended by the fearlessness of younger generations.

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At the heart of Wish is a topical and winning formula, so it’s a shame that it’s squandered for the sake of a lukewarm, ultimately safe conclusion. The film co-opts and parades a rebelliousness it doesn’t want to commit to: Good wins, but only within the existing structure. If our continuously unprecedented times have taught us any lessons, it’s that the present-day order will need nothing less than a total overhaul. If the last number of Wish — a powerful reprise of “This Wish” — tells us anything, it’s that Asha and her people know that, too.

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Hollywood Reporter - Wish review