But when she uses her newfound skills to finally take revenge on the nefarious Darcy, things get out of hand quickly.
While some viewers believe that the principle was fully and adequately explored by the Brendan Fraser-starring remake of Bedazzled in 2000, the new film Wish Upon suggests otherwise.
That alone could be enough to get cheeks in seats, but hopefully the audience won’t get suckered into a bad case of buyer’s remorse.
What may draw crowds is the pedigree – the film’s directed by John Leonetti, cinematographer of the Insidious films, as well as The Conjuring, before directing 2014’s Conjuring spinoff Annabelle.