Rotten
Wish I Was Here's philosophical scope never gets much bigger than the slip of paper inside a fortune cookie.
Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Wish I Was Here
Life is an occasion. Rise to it.
2014 · 1h 47m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Zach Braff
Overview
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It is sometimes maudlin, sometimes trivial and sometimes very moving, but never less than achingly sincere.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh
The fruits of writer-director Zach Braff's Kickstarter are here for the general public, and they're at once vibrantly weird, beautiful and thoughtful.
Sean Fitz-Gerald, Denver Post
Fresh
Braff plays Aidan with easygoing exasperation and Hudson is better than I've seen her since Almost Famous.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
Wish I Was Here is a funny, touching movie that features one of Kate Hudson's best performances and a curmudgeonly good one from Mandy Patinkin.
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
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