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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ObserverEmily ZemlerObserverEmily ZemlerWe need silly rom-coms to get through the long, hard days of reality just like Ireland needs tourism dollars after the pandemic, so why not celebrate Irish Wish for the joyous entertainment that it is.
- 70ColliderMaggie LovittColliderMaggie LovittIt’s a fun romantic romp, filled to the brim with gorgeous scenery, gorgeous clothing, and beautiful people.
- 70Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloPaste MagazineAmy AmatangeloIrish Wish reaffirms that Lohan still has command over her acting talents.
- 63RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesRogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesDespite its minor flaws, "Irish Wish" is as pleasantly diverting as the kind of paperback romance novel Maddie edits for Paul, and just as forgettable.
- 60The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe movie (directed by Janeen Damian and written by Kirsten Hansen) skips over Maddie savoring the outcome of her wish, and shifts right into charming comedy around her confusion, including having no memory about how she got engaged.
- 60VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanAs a rom-com, Irish Wish is more than willing to kiss the Blarney Stone. Yet the chemistry of Lohan and Speleers makes it watchable enough to get by.
- 42IndieWireSamantha BergesonIndieWireSamantha BergesonThe rom-com genre lives and dies on its tropes, because we love them and they’re comforting, but the lack of originality smarts here.
- 40EmpireJohn NugentEmpireJohn NugentAs a fairy-tale romantic rendering of Ireland, Irish Wish is almost offensively bad; as another rung on the ladder for Lindsay Lohan romcom supremacy, it is almost, somehow, beyond reproach.
- 40The Irish TimesTara BradyThe Irish TimesTara BradyCartoonishly colourful cinematography brings emerald-tinted sparkle to Killruddery House, Lough Tay, the Cliffs of Moher and other tourist traps. What else? It’s professionally assembled? Everyone has nice hair?
- 20The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeThere is of course more here to remind us of Lohan’s unwavering charm but that’s not quite enough to distract from just how tired and limply written the whole thing is and how depressing it is to watch her still stuck here.