Be Careful What You Wish For. . .

This is not the typical scary movie, but it certainly has its eerie moments! Two best friends, twelve-year-old Jim and Will, seem far more observant and aware of the strangeness of the carnival that has just arrived in their small town. Disney showcases the boys' intelligence, something that not many films do when it comes to younger kids, and because of their careful awareness of the incoming darkness of the fair, their intuition alerts them to the suspicious aura of the carnival and its proprietor, Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce). Indeed, the boys are not being led away by their imagination; there really is something disturbing taking place. The first sign occurs when we see an older man riding backwards on a carousel turn into a little boy. From there, more strangeness begins to take place among some of the other locals and soon both boys realize the proprietor is seeking them and that they must hide before he is able to "kill them" as they keep telling Will's dad (Jason Robards). Thankfully, he believes them and does everything in his power to protect their hiding places. This is also something unusual in scary-type situations--think ET, where poor Elliott's claims aren't taken seriously or little Tommy in Halloween whom no one believes until the boogeyman gets to close to home. The scariest part of this film is Mr. Dark and his sidekick fortune teller/spell caster Dust Witch (Pam Grier). They are always close behind,meticulous in their steps, two dark predators, ready to kill them. The black magic powers they have , especially Mr. Dark's, are particularly spooky. A dark fantasy, Something Wicked This Way Comes delivers a memorable story line thanks to Ray Bradbury's vivid imagination.

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