Face Off 7: One Wish

As a 7th installment in an anthology series, One wish is the very first film to lean completely on the drama genre. Thankfully, Ly Hai showed he's not an amateurish singer-turn-director with his continued improvement, this time with a heartfelt plot, effective storytelling, strong cast and good overall cinematography. The director managed to cramp five different stories into an 130-minute-long runtime without it ever feeling lengthy or incoherent. That being said, family drama is plentiful in Vietnam's primetime tv scene, so it is not so refreshing to see; the overuse of cheap laughs sometimes felt out of place, the very simple score that feels like it was made for kids; and of course, the very bad CGI.

Overall I'd recommend this movie to someone looking for a simple, family night watch that most definitely makes you teary by the end.