BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Micransix Crappy film

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

augustian For fans of the slasher genre, this film has it all, so how did it go so horribly wrong? All the elements are there - a killing to set the stage; a jealous boyfriend; a weird hunter with a crossbow; six hot lesbians under canvas with the prospect of girl-on-girl action; it is very much slasher by numbers but the numbers don't add up.(SPOILERS ahead) The film starts well enough when we realise that there is a maniac on the loose. Then the main characters are introduced so we meet the friends and lovers of Susan, who is hosting the birthday party in the woods. This is where it all breaks down. Although the action seems to take place in a very confined area, no-one hears shouts and screams from people nearby and at night, lights from cars and campfires seem invisible. The worst aspect comes near the end when the identity of the killer is revealed and with a further revelation, the viewer realises that he/she has been led up the garden path.The quality of the film as a whole leaves a lot to be desired. It looks low-budget and the acting is a bit mediocre. There is a bit of lesbian kissing and the nude scenes look to have been done using body-doubles. There is nothing to recommend in this film so only 1 star.

innocuous Again, I'm giving this film an extra point for getting some of the fundamentals right. There are real titles, the sound is acceptable, and there are no artsy-fartsy camera tricks or stupid CGI FX. Take these away and this film would rate only a star or two.Also, forget the lesbian themes. There are a few gratuitous kisses and sex scenes, but this otherwise could have been shot as a hetero film and you would have had the same end result. The whole "finally, a lesbian slasher film" thing is just a hook to get you to see the film.Basically, the direction and writing screw this up. I wonder if the actors/actresses actually received any direction during the shooting, because none is apparent. The on-location set feels claustrophobic and you are never really sure where everyone is in relationship to each other. Establishing shots are noticeably absent or ineffective.On final irritation is that everyone in the movie seems to be deaf and blind. A pick-up drives at night to within a couple hundred yards or so of a campsite in what is basically an open field and nobody notices the headlights. A woman starts a Jeep and tries to drive up a hill and over a guy from about 30 feet away and he never notices her coming. Another woman walks all the way up to a friend who is crying at the edge of the lake and only then notices a dead body right beside her. I know that all this is in the interest of the plot, but there's a limit to what we'll swallow.****SPOILER ALERT****** To anyone who was surprised at who the killer turns out to be, shame on you. You were apparently not paying attention throughout the movie. As a final poke-in-the-eye for the audience, the film also borrows the old "it was only wishful thinking on the part of the killer, but now it's really going to happen" plot device. Shameless.****END ALERT********** Not recommended, unless you really, really like lesbian slasher movies for their intrinsic qualities.

ThrownMuse Susan invites all of her ex-lovers on her annual Birthday Camping trip. The six women are instantly at each other's throats. After they realize that Michelle never showed up, they start disappearing one by one. Everyone's a suspect, including the crazed bow-wielding redneck who keeps crashing the party and a jealous boyfriend of one of the women."Make a Wish" is directed by a lesbian and intended for a lesbian audience, and I think it might be one of the first horror films to fit this category. There are lots of humorous queer "inside jokes" and it is refreshing to see a cast of mostly queer lead characters in a horror flick. Unfortunately, many of the characters are one-dimensional clichés. We have the "aggressive vegan," the weird wiccan, the slut, and the "dyke-turned-straight-girl." While the movie is inherently progressive, and much more queer than most horror movies with lesbian characters, its portrayal of lesbians is very limited.The movie is surprisingly well-made for having such a low-budget. It was shot on hand-held digital video, but whoever shot it has a great eye and a steady hand. The acting is mostly mediocre (save for the lead actress, who does a wicked job). While most of the kills aren't shown and there is little gore (according to the director, they only had a couple hundred bucks for make-up budget, which is impressive because there are some really inventive effects here!), the deaths are pretty nasty. It isn't a scary movie by any means, but I admit that I was surprised to find out who the killer was."Make a Wish," the first lesbian slasher, isn't a great movie. However, it is a good time and better than most recent Z-graders. I'm not sure many typical horror fans would like it, but I'll recommended it to folks who like both "The L Word" and "April Fools Day." My Rating: 5.5/10

junecatpower Make a Wish was a scream. At least we finally get a gay movie where the story stays coherent all the way through. Everyone was dying laughing. The movie is fun to watch, a guilty gay pleasure, grab the popcorn and turn off your brain. I thought having the cast play everything so straight faced was right on, the horror clichés were not lost on the audience. I would say it is more funny than scary, but there are a couple of great scary surprises. I thought the acting was solid. This is a very low budget feature with no B cam and a small cast, maybe that's why the other writer before me was so fooled, I guess he has never actually seen bad acting, or maybe he's too easily fooled by the usual Hollywood scene stealing and scenery chewing.I loved how the movie veered into an incredibly weird and surreal seriousclimax, then ... well go see it.