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The seemingly ageless Sharon Stone props up this old-fashioned debut from Susan Walter
All I Wish
Dir Susan Walter. US. 2017. 94 mins
Mild-mannered, soft-centred and decidedly old-fashioned, All I Wish feels more like cosy television matinee fare rather than a viable theatrical release. A game Sharon Stone and a solidly reliable Tony Goldwyn might just attract a nostalgic older demographic constantly cited as underserved by modern cinema.
All I Wish offers a combination of mid-life crisis and conventional romantic comedy but never feels entirely coherent or believable.
Previously entitled A Little Something For Your Birthday, All I Wish marks an inoffensive debut from writer/director Susan Walter following extensive credits as an assistant director. It begins on the 46th birthday of Senna Berges (Stone), a grown woman who approaches the world with the giddy delight of a kooky adolescent. Described as the “Picasso of design”, she is...