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Wish I Was Here (2014)

July. 18,2014
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6.6
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| Drama Comedy
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Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

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Vashirdfel
2014/07/18

Simply A Masterpiece

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Matialth
2014/07/19

Good concept, poorly executed.

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RipDelight
2014/07/20

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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KnotStronger
2014/07/21

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

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Shrouk Isaac
2014/07/22

Well, i guess if you are looking for a movie that is full of human emotions expressed with no words spoken that would be a good one to watch. It's a journey of self discovery through daily life struggles, though the movie is simple no plot twists, ambiguous hints or lines but it's the kinda of a daily story that might have happened to you or to someone you know. if you ain't looking for anything heavy, check this out.

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Angus T. Cat
2014/07/23

When I saw a trailer for Wish I was Here on a DVD my husband and I watched last week I knew I wanted to see it. On our trip back to the library I was delighted to find Wish I we Here on their DVD shelves. I enjoyed the film tremendously. I grew up in Miami in a large Jewish community in the 1970s and 1980s. The story of the Bloom family- Aidan, Noah and their father- brought back a lot of memories for me. When they turned the pages of the family photo album I had to click pause on one picture, because it looked just like the pictures of my family at weddings and social events. Same colors, same hairdos, same fashions. The palm trees of LA reminded me of South Florida too. My relatives and the people I knew in school are not religious and feel like Aidan when it comes to religion: skeptical. I enjoyed the scenes of the religious school and the scenes with the rabbis. I appreciated that while Aidan didn't agree with his father about sending his children to a yeshiva the movie didn't criticize Grace's beliefs, the school, and the rabbis. I didn't mind the poking of the elderly rabbi: the sequence where he rides a segway in the hospital and crashes into a wall was hilarious. I'm glad that the movie didn't show Noah and Aidan rejecting their religious background in favour of being completely secular. Wish I Was Here could have just shown Aidan telling his children to forget about the yeshiva and religion and embrace "normal" contemporary life. I appreciated that Aidan found guidance from the younger rabbi, and Grace found ways to carry on her beliefs while adapting to their new lives after Aidan's father passed away. The pink wig was a nice symbol of her growing more confidence and openness to new experiences while maintaining her values: she was wearing a wig like a religious married woman, but it was bright pink. I'm a big fan of comics and I've been to the San Diego comic con a few times. It was great to see the convention in the movie and see the cosplayers walking outside the center and around the rooms, taking pleasure in showing off their costumes. Noah's space man costume was terrific. I saw a lot of amazing costumes at San Diego- I would have loved to see more cosplayers, especially the Star Wars costumes and the people dressing up as superheroes and supervillians. It's wonderful to see movies being made now that celebrate fan culture like the cosplayers and Comic Con. It's a pleasure to see a movie that presents growing up in a Jewish family, and explores aspects of Jewish identity, how adults and parents like Aidan and Noah feel about their heritage, and passing on values to their children.

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la_rubiecita
2014/07/24

Never mind the sour critics or the stupid back and forth about how this movie was financed. Sit down, relax and enjoy this honest, funny and at times very moving film. There's some amazing performances from Mandy Patinkin and Kate Hudson, especially the latter surprised me. She should be given better scripts because she's an amazing actress. Josh Gad's scene with the young but so promising Joey King brought me to tears. All in all, a solid 8 for effort and effect. There's nothing wrong with a bit of sentiment, if it's real. Zack Braff, I really hope you won't hesitate to make more movies. We need directors like you for the people who are tired of formula movies and buff action heroes.

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roxybennett
2014/07/25

I was expecting a bit more, but overall I thought Wish I Was here was a great movie. It was nice to see a moving movie that was both touching and funny without following the same storyline as a lot of other films. I was really interesting in seeing this film since it was funded almost entirely by fans. You could tell that Zach Braff took advantage of the freedom that a Kickstarter funded film gave him. I really liked that it was a somewhat quirky indie film without being the cliché love story kind of indie film. My main problem with Wish I Was Here was that at times, it seemed as though they were trying too hard to be deep and meaningful. The music was paired perfectly with the film and the fantasy superhero scenes worked surprisingly well with the rest of the film. Despite the occasional cheesy inspirational line, the movie was really beautiful and left the entire theater crying.

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