‘What You Wish For’ Review: Nick Stahl Serves a Devious Dish in This Taut but Half-Baked Thriller
variety.comCourtney Howard It sounds like a dream for a chef: Every few weeks, fly first class to a tropical location to cook haute cuisine for a handful of VIPs, getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for your trouble.
But that fantasy’s nightmarish reality hits hard for one talented chef after he assumes his culinary school comrade’s life in “What You Wish For.” Filmmaker Nicholas Tomnay’s sophomore feature percolates with atmospheric dread and austerity, but only superficially explores the twisted amorality of the 1% and those who service their whims.
While not always successful in cooking up tantalizing commentary on human behavior, it offers a decent helping of Hitchcockian intrigue.
Ryan (Nick Stahl) is looking to get away. He’s incurred a massive amount of gambling debt and his bookie’s threatening text messages are escalating.
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