SummaryWhile working in a wealthy vacation community the summer before college, Doug (Nick Jonas) begins an affair with the beautiful young wife (Isabel Lucas) of his powerful investment banker neighbor (Dermot Mulroney). When the town erupts after a suspicious death, the young lovers become embroiled in scandal, forcing Doug to his limits as he battles... Read More
Directed By:Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Written By:Chris Frisina
Careful What You Wish For
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Generally Unfavorable
32
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5.1
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
17% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
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50% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Jun 9, 2016
75
It’s a taut erotic thriller with the obligatory plot twists and a surprise ending that isn’t all that much of a surprise because Careful What You Wish For is the kind of taut erotic thriller that comes with a surprise ending.
Jun 9, 2016
50
Careful What You Wish For is aiming for lusty, lurid, B-movie titillation, but it’s not nearly as sexy nor nearly as clever as it would like to be.
User score
Mixed or Average
41% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
26% Mixed
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33% Negative
9 Ratings
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Jun 7, 2016
50
The dreary repetition of the affair sinks Careful What You Wish For. That, and the fact that both leads are lightweights. Lucas and Jonas are okay actors, but neither has the wit, gravity, or sensuality to stand up to the classic film noir duos they’re meant to evoke.
Jun 14, 2016
30
Jonas is, it should be said, the most likeable thing about this watered-down noir.
Jun 9, 2016
20
Allen attempts to build a sense of mounting anxiety via the increasing suspicions of a tenacious insurance investigator, unexpected testimony from eyewitnesses, and Lena's squirrelly behavior, but pop star Jonas is incapable of making simple facial expressions, let alone evincing existential dread.
Jun 9, 2016
20
A film that tries to be both titillating and suspenseful but is neither.
Jun 10, 2016
0
Elizabeth Allen’s generically titled thriller, Careful What You Wish For, plays like a painfully stilted high school production of “Fatal Attraction.”
Sep 4, 2024
10
While working in a wealthy vacation community the summer before college, Doug (Nick Jonas) begins an affair with the beautiful young wife (Isabel Lucas) of his powerful investment banker neighbor (Dermot Mulroney). When the town erupts after a suspicious death, the young lovers become embroiled in scandal, forcing Doug to his limits as he battles
Oct 2, 2017
7
I just relly appreciate the movie, a little too "obvious" but nice. Nick can do better thing, i love his music but he can act well, but not in all the movies.
Oct 20, 2018
3
"Careful What You Wish For" é aborrecido e inautêntico. É sempre bom ver Nick Jonas no ecrã de novo, mas, neste filme, ele foi péssimo.
3/10
Sep 22, 2018
3
Não há muito a dizer sobre este filme. "Careful What You Wish For" apresenta-nos uma história não muito original e aborrecida. Nick Jonas, um ótimo cantor e um ótimo ator, não deu o seu melhor neste filme. Perda de tempo.
Aug 15, 2016
0
There really isn't much to say here, this is about the worst movie that I have ever seen. If someone hadn't paid for my ticket, I would have asked for my money back.
Production Company:
- Troika Pictures
- Hyde Park Entertainment
- Merced Media Partners
- Amasia Entertainment
- Ashok Amritraj Entertainment
- Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
- Myriad Pictures
- Roberi Media
Release Date:Jun 10, 2016
Duration:1 h 31 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Falling for her was his first mistake.
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
