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Wonderful character development!

Just perfect...

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It's been a long time since I saw this film and a long time since I saw the first one too, but it's been on my mind to say something about it. Wishmaster is a 10/10 film for me. It's a fantastic story of good vs. evil executed brilliantly.The second film just doesn't work as well for a number of reasons. It goes wrong very near the beginning, the first wish is too much of a stretch. The Djinn is only really supposed to be able to take a person's wishes and interpret them in a different way. When a police officer tells the Djinn to "Freeze" that isn't a wish. It's a command, and in my opinion the Djinn shouldn't have been able to freeze him and claim his soul. In addition, in Wishmaster 2 most of the wishes feel like set pieces. In the first film the wishes worked so well because they were an integral part of the plot, and each one moved the story forward in some way.The other thing that bothers me throughout the film is Andrew Divoff's performance. In Wishmaster the Djinn is charismatic and intelligent. He is malevolence incarnate. In Wishmaster 2 I get the impression that Andrew has been told the Djinn is supposed to feel awkward in human form, and he is to play it like that. As a result, the Djinn comes across as more like a robot than the confident super-natural being he is supposed to be. It makes me wonder if the director insisted Andrew play it like that.There are a few redeeming features though. Holly Fields performance is good, and she manages to carry the plot of the film well enough. The tag line "Evil never dies" is simple, but clever, philosophy and I like that. And although most of the wishes don't work very well, one or two of them do.If you are willing to persist with the series I found that both Wishmaster 3 and Wishmaster 4 are not as bad. They're nothing like as good as the original, of course, but they're watchable, and unlike this one, they don't make you wonder what on Earth the director was thinking.

A troublesome woman named Morgana (Holly Fields) botches a robbery attempt, getting her boyfriend Eric and an innocent security guard killed in the process. To make matters even worse, Morgana awakens the ancient Djinn, ravished four souls to rule the earth. The Djinn takes blame for the murder in human form as Nathaniel, getting Morgana off the hook. Morgana succumbs to her guilt, electing the help of former flame, now religious Gregory (Johansson). OK, I fully admit that this can be cheesy fun at certain junctures. That doesn't mean it's a very good movie. Believe it or not, half of this movie is played for laughs. It doesn't know whether to take itself fully serious or be comedic. The Djinn going to prison storyline was admittedly amusing in doses with some funny jokes. But it felt a bit out of place as well. Think along the lines of Nightmare on Elm Street II: Freddy's Revenge when it comes to this movie, only not as entertaining. The gore is where this movie really delivers, but it is rather obtuse at times. I'm talking some really outlandish things. Ever seen someone literally "F" themselves before? How about somebody violently being forced through a jail cell? If that doesn't wet your appetite, we also get the finale in the casino, which is fun times. The oddest thing has to be a woman crapping out a bunch of gold tokens. The acting is decent. Andrew Divoff is fun as the Wishmaster. The makeup is starting to get too elaborate and corny, but he fires off one-liners with the best of them, "He needed to chill out" Holly Fields is excellent as the lead. She's a bit unsympathetic at times, but she ultimately won me over with sheer talent. Paul Johansson is a bit bland as the religious love interest. That was a major complaint of mine. They could have gone really deep with the love story between Morgana & Gregory, but it was done in a haphazardly way. It was far too rushed for me and the potential was there for something memorable. I didn't care for the contrived "happy" ending either. I didn't buy it at all, it was forced. This could have been a memorable sequel if they played their cards right. What we get in lieu of that is a passable STV sequel that ends up being completely run of the mill. It is fun in a cheesy way at times, just make sure you prepare for a lot of stupidity4.9/10

If you're a fan of the 1st movie, then you have to see this one, since it's the best wishmaster sequel you can get. Andrew Divoff is such a joy to watch, he delivers his lines perfectly and he really lives his role. Sure it has stupid plot holes and it has it's goofy moments, also the effects are not the best, but that doesn't make it a bad movie.I just hate the other "good" main characters, i only got my fun out of watching "the wishmaster" doing his magical wonders and his eloquent speaking.If you like a movie with a charismatic bad guy and if you enjoyed the 1st movie, then i would definitely say "give it a watch!", since it's the last time you see Andrew Divoff performing as the master of wishes.5 Stars -> average horror movie + 1 Star : if you're a fan of the first "Wishmaster" + 1 Star : for Divoff's awesome performancejust skip Wishmaster 3 and 4, even as a fan of the series i wouldn't recommend these.

When an evil genie (Andrew Divoff) breaks free from the high-priced art. If anyone wants to make a wish from this genie for a price. He wants your soul and sometimes these wishes could backfire. This time, he needs thousands of souls to unleash eternal darkness upon the world. The woman (Holly Fields), who accidentally broke him free. She's the only one that could stop him, if she could outsmart this wish-master.Written and Directed by Jack Sholder (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2:Freddy's Revenge, Alone in the Dark, The Hidden) made an entertaining sequel with plenty of cheap thrills and offers some humour. Mostly this sequel is nothing more but dumb fun. Divoff seems to be having a ball in the lead. Only towards the end, the film's conclusion is unsatisfying and fun stops. Still, it is enjoyable B-Movie time waster. (*** 1/2 out of *****).