Nick Stahl Is a Master of Gore in ‘What You Wish For’

Among the plethora of horror films glutting the post-pandemic market, a strange, muted little item called has received scant attention, but it's better than most. The resourceful Texas-born actor Nick Stahl (plays Ryan, a Dallas chef who travels to a Latin American country to visit his old friend Jack ( Brian Groh ), a fellow chef he hasn't seen since they were roommates in culinary school 12 years ago. Ryan doesn't know much about Jack other than the fact that he's been fabulously successful working for a beautiful and mysterious employer named Imogene ( Tamsin Topolski ), who makes millions providing wealthy, eccentric clients with rare, elaborate meals in remote, secretive locations. Ryan takes one look at Jack's clothes, cars and lifestyle, acquired by nothing but cooking, and wants to be just like him. The first night passes pleasantly enough—competitive dinners of risotto with saffron and a beautiful girl to share the meal. Then, a nasty, disruptive text message arrives for Ryan: "We know you've left the country. You have three days or we'll you." The tense action begins. The next morning, Ryan finds his buddy hanging from a rope on the tropical lanai. Instead of rushing Jack to a doctor, or the cops, or the morgue, Ryan deposits his body in a swamp and assumes his identity and his gourmet-dinner job. What follows is a combination of psychological thrills, suspense, and creepy black comedy guaranteed to ingratiate seekers of films that are grim, offbeat, and just a little bit different.

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