Sunday, November 24, 2024
What You Wish For
A talented chef Ryan (Nick Stahl) is down on his luck & runs off to visit his old friend/culinary school roommate Jack in some Latin country. Saddled with tremendous gambling debts, Ryan is trying to evade his debtors. Jack has this fantastic gig cooking for some wealthy clientele & a seemingly wonderful life. Ryan wishes he & Jack could switch places. Unexpectedly, Ryan finds Jack has hung himself for some unexplained reason. Ryan seizes this opportunity to swap identities & pretend to be Jack. Being this is a mysterious thriller, Ryan should have been more careful what he wished for. Things take a deadly turn when Ryan pretending to now be Jack finally meets Jack’s employer & learns about the special elite & illegal dinner he must prepare with the “secret ingredient”. Complications arise when “produce shopping” which draws police attention & causes an additional unexpected dinner guest. Ryan is feeling trapped & desperate to escape his new predicament. Will Ryan’s dinner menu be a success? Will his deception be discovered? Can Ryan cook up a delicious escape plan?
Alien gives it 3 “dotting all the i’s & crossing all the t’s” stars out of 4.
