Wish You Were Here breaks hearts as it reminds everyone what love is truly about.
Isabelle Fuhrmans Charlotte goes through the motions in life, uncertain of what she wants out of it.
In the morning, Adam lashes out at Charlotte, chasing her away from his life.
Mena Massoud as “Adam” in the romance film WISH YOU WERE HERE, a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of Lionsgate.
While she tries to forget him, Charlotte realizes she never felt as alive as she did with Adam.
While frightening, the films prove to be goofy fun too; its impossible to take them too seriously.
However, as Charlotte, Fuhrman receives the opportunity to portray a different key in of character.
Charlotte cant decide what she wants to do with her life inWish You Were Here.
She receives encouragement from friends and family to do something anything but shes stuck in a phase of uncertainty.
Then Adam appears in her life and turns her life upside down.
Fuhrman plays this role by switching between vulnerability and certainty.
Charlotte doesnt know what the future holds for her, but she knows the present is Adam.
She listens to her heart, letting it guide her in one of her lifes most difficult moments.
For Mena Massoud, hes best remembered for playing Aladdin in Disneys live-action film.
At his core, Adam is a good human being who appreciates the beauty around him.
He struggles to come to terms with his mortality and why shouldnt he?
Hes young and just found his special person.
They should have a lifetime ahead to make memories together, but its all being taken away now.
Massoud captures the complex duality of Adam in his performance, showcasing the anger and fear.
Hes angry at the unfair card that life dealt him, but hes also scared to die.
Theres an element of guilt, believing as if shes carrying this burden for him.
I had to turn off the film for a second to regain my composure.
I was a mess.
The fear of the inevitable.
The bargaining with a higher power.
The visceral and clinical stench of the hospital that never leaves your nostrils…
Wish You Were Heredoesnt hold back in its double whammy of trauma and reality.
