The Wisher was corny. The script was pretty ordinary. The story, however, was pretty good. Certainly the soundtrack was energetically creepy, I thought overly so, which tended to kill tension rather than build it, but then again, this movie is nearly 20 years old and perhaps I'm just reacting to what is old fashioned now. The Director tried all sorts of camera angles and techniques, which was OK, but he needed to be building up the spook with cinematography and lighting. There's a monster here, but he's not given enough chills. This is an OK teen movie, and it had some very decent ideas behind it. I think The Wisher was only ever intended for a teen audience, and, indeed, I think it does capture something of its day in that regard.
Review of The Wisher
