The movie takes itself very seriously.

| Original Score: 2.8/5 | Nov 19, 2019

The performances of Edgerton and Price are compelling and wisely calibrated to carry the film through a potentially soggy narrative slump, likewise elevating the material beyond the trappings of a standard mystery thriller.

| Aug 20, 2019

... a solid thriller with great acting and direction - which is a pretty good way to spend a few hours of your weekend.

| Mar 2, 2019

Wish You Were Here is a strong film all around -- in performance, characterization and most of all structure. It's engrossing and a pleasure.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 26, 2019

Edgerton is Wish You Were Here's connective tissue that ties together the disparate emotional compartments of the narrative.

| Original Score: B | Aug 8, 2016

...the film's arms-length vibe is compounded by an overlong running time and a seriously deliberate sense of pacing...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 24, 2015

A disturbing mystery thriller that also explores the delicate balance of honesty and lies within a successful relationship.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 15, 2014

It's too easily satisfying, too traditionally well-made to be an honest portrait of dissatisfaction.

| Nov 4, 2013

[As] a more contemplative look at the ways unexplained tragedy plays with the emotions of people who supposedly have it all, it works.

| Original Score: B | Oct 17, 2013

An Australian mystery-thriller dominated by Joel Edgerton's fearless performance as a compromised married man.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 20, 2013

Kieran Darcy-Smiths first feature mixes past and present, some few of such shifts adding to our understanding or familiarity with the returnees and deepening the mystery.

| Jun 20, 2013

Joel Edgerton gives one of the year's strongest performances.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 13, 2013

A film that rewards patience and attention. The filmmaking will draw you in and the acting and story will keep you rooted to your seat.

| Jun 10, 2013

There are secrets kept and secrets told and Darcy-Smith and company do a marvelous job weaving this tapestry of ambiguity and confrontation.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 9, 2013

An old-fashioned, intricate mystery that keeps you in perpetual suspense, developing its plot and characters through the smart incorporation of basic cinematic tools.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 9, 2013

Whatever sentiments the title 'Wish You Were Here' evokes in you, flush them. Here is no lighthearted vacation comedy but, instead, a well-acted "psychological thriller" with few thrills but much angst.

| Jun 8, 2013

Wish You Were Here is best enjoyed by fans of the actors involved or "strangers in a strange land" flicks; it'll be less satisfying to those looking for drama/mystery.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 7, 2013

Wish You Were Here is an excellent idea for a State Department video, to remind travelers the obvious things not to do when visiting an unfamiliar country. As a drama, it feels a little empty.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 7, 2013

It's an engrossing, dramatic mystery that's filled with terrific performances and raw filmmaking.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 7, 2013

The mysteries unravel at a steady pace and the dialogue and acting feel naturalistic, adding up to a taut and progressively tangled portrait of familial relations.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 7, 2013