DVD: What Would You Wish For?

One Last Thing... (3/5 stars)

This is a movie you've seen before. Infact I think it was called Win A Date With Tad Hamilton, although this version is more serious and better for it. The story is about a terminally ill teenager who gets granted one last wish from an organization obviously meant to represent Make A Wish. While planning on wishing for a fishing trip with his favorite football player, he decides on the spot to wish for a weekend alone with his favorite supermodel instead.

The plot isn't too hard to predict. The supermodel is in somewhat of a downward spiral in both her personal and professional life, and at first uses the situation as a photo opportunity with the kid to bolster her sagging career. However, after being dismissed he does not give up, and resolves to travel to New York City to go after her again. She, fueled by well-done dream sequences, realizes what she is doing to herself and her life and develops a heart; you can imagine how this thing goes.

While the movie is predictable and you've seen this sort of thing before, the performances (especially Cynthia Nixon) are good, it is fairly funny at times, and and I thought it was actually fairly sweet. So while it is no masterpiece, it's not a bad choice to rent.