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Wish I Was Here (2014)

R  |   |  Comedy, Drama  |  25 July 2014 (USA)
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A struggling actor, father and husband finds himself at a major crossroad, which forces him to examine his life, his family and his career.

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'Wish I Was Here' is the story of Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, who at 35 is still trying to find his identity; a purpose for his life. He winds up trying to home school his two children when his father can no longer afford to pay for private education and the only available public school is on its last legs. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find. Written by Anonymous

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Life is an occasion. Rise to it.

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Rated R for language and some sexual content | See all certifications »

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$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$484,401 (USA) (18 July 2014)

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$3,588,432 (USA) (5 September 2014)
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Numerous cast and crew members have previously worked with director/writer/actor Zach Braff either on Scrubs (2001) or Garden State (2004). A notable example is Donald Faison (the car salesman) who previously played the best friend of Braff's character on Scrubs. See more »

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When they are roasting marshmallows, Grace is speaking and takes the marshmallow off one of her spokes. In the next shot, she has two marshmallows again. See more »

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Grace Bloom: If I die, I'm going to be so pissed at you.
Aidan Bloom: We have a deal.
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Heavenly Father
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Wish I Was Here Review
2 August 2014 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Admittedly, this is the first Zach Braff film I have seen. I only saw one trailer for the film, and it immediately intrigued me. I did not hate this film, but I also did not love and found myself in a lukewarm middle ground. For everything I liked, there was something I did not like.

First off, the story. The story as a whole deals with living life and dealing with death which was pulled off fairly well. However, there were several things in the script that I feel like took away from the film and the story Braff was telling. One of the those things were the laughs or lack thereof.

The script thinks its wittier and funnier than it actually is with most jokes missing that hitting. The movie also thinks it's deeper than it actually is. Maybe that's just Braff's style, but to me it seemed like it was more style over substance.

I did really enjoy the soundtrack for the film and Braff gave a good performance as a 30-something-year-old treading the water in his life.

I will definitely give Braff's future movies another shot and will see Garden State soon, but Wish I was Here was just not as good as I hoped it would be.


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