Customer Reviews

A Simple Wish

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This is a really great family movie. I recommend it for anyone to watch. It is really cute and the music is really great throughout the film. I just wish that they would make a soundtrack of the whole songs. I would certainly buy that. It is a must see.

The plot and cinematography of this film were above average, while other aspects were a little lackluster. The storyline was well written, and the casting was on target, however the mixture of computer graphics took plenty away from the film and cheapened it quite a bit. Quite dissapointing.

You do get to see Martin Short in a most unusual role, and I'd consider this a must-see for any admirer of his antics. Robert Pastorelli (the crazed painter from Murphy Brown) plays a rather lackluster role. Kathleen Turner pulled off the typical "Evil Witch" role a little too well. Mara Wilson seemed to do a better job in "Matilda," but she was good in this film nontheless.

I happened to get the Italian version of this film (alternately titled "Un Semplice Desiderio") and I will add that watching this movie with Italian audio on adds a little to it. Granted I may have never even seen this film if it werent in a lot of videos I bought from ebay.it :)

What a clever fractured fairy tale. This movie has one of the best opening scenes - The Fairy Godmother Final Exams, where Martin Short, a mediocre student, is attempting to cheat,copying from the little old blue-haired ladies in his class.

Very funny & sophisticated, appeals to children and adults.

This movie is very entertaining to both adults and children. It is a fun and witty movie that you can watch again and again and still have a good time with! I would highly reccomend getting the video

I recently rediscovered this Martin Short comedy. If you've never seen it, I highly recommend it for good family fun. Martin Short is hilarious as a bumbling but heartwarming fairy godmother who accidentally turns his first assignment's father into a statue. The entire movie is great fun with of course a very bad fairy, played by Kathleen Turner, involved.

This movie is from the 90's and was used but, it seems like it's brand new!

Great family movie, showing that wishes do come true. Great music, especially the Broadway show music! The late Robert Pastorelli plays Mara Wilson's father, and the movie has great positive messages for the family. Kathleen Turner was good at playing evil.

My children used to watch this movie all the time when they were little. They still love to watch it so to them its a good movie.

We love this movie! My kids used to watch it again & again but it was on VHS. We no longer have a VCR and my son brought this movie up again, mentioning how much he used to love watching it so we decided to get it on DVD. It's become a family classic in our house. It's a funny, silly movie & having all boys in our family , we loved the idea of the "godmother" being a man.

We rented the video and then went out and bought it. It's entertaining and fun for both kids and adults. If you like Martin Short, there are a couple of scenes that are really worth seeing.