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Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled

2002, Movie, R, 90 mins

Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled: Review

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The third sequel to THE WISHMASTER (1997) opens with a prologue explaining that if the evil Djinn (John Novak, who replaced Andrew Divoff in WISHMASTER 3: BEYOND THE GATES OF HELL) grants three wishes, the rest of the djinn will be unleashed to wreak havoc on a helpless world. That takes care of explaining the titular prophecy, so the story proper can begin, as lusty newlyweds Lisa (Tara Spencer-Nairn) and Sam (Jason Thompson) move into their first house and christen the bedroom in time-honored young-lovers' fashion. Flash forward to three years later: Everything has changed since Sam lost the use of his legs in a motorcycle accident. He drinks, sulks, looks at online porn and accuses his loyal wife of having extramarital affairs, while she goes to work and meets with their lawyer, Steven Verdel (Michael Trucco), who's hoping to win the young couple a substantial settlement. Verdel has a crush on Lisa, and gives her an antique box topped with a red stone — the very stone that imprisons the Djinn. Lisa rejects Verdel's tentative advances and accidentally unleashes the Djinn by dropping the box. The Djinn possesses Verdel and sets about trying to persuade people to make ill-advised wishes that will allow him to fulfill the prophecy. He quickly succeeds in getting Lisa to wish that Sam would regain use of his legs, but fulfills her wish in the usual not-entirely-satisfactory way. Though Sam is suddenly able to walk again, he remains in constant pain (shades of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid) and is still mean to Lisa, making her vulnerable to the continued blandishments of Verdell/the Djinn. The Djinn persuades Lisa's friend and coworker, Tracy (Kimberley Huie), to make a second wish. Meanwhile, a supernatural, sword-wielding Djinn killer called the Hunter (Victor Webster) is on the prowl. After the Hunter fails to vanquish the Djinn, everything is resolved in a special-effects showdown between good and evil at Sam and Lisa's house. Overlit, filled with gratuitous (and not especially attractive) nudity and thoroughly predictable, this fourth installment in the low-rent WISHMASTER series appears designed to be the last. Would that it were so! leave a comment --Maitland McDonagh
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