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‘Irish Wish’ Review: Lindsay Lohan Stars in a Synthetic Magical Rom-Com Trifle, but Her Chemistry With Ed Speleers Is No Blarney

It's as formulaic as the last disposable Netflix rom-com, but Lohan can still light up a scene.

Yet when a romantic movie works, even a synthetic magical rom-com trifle like “ Irish Wish,” what draws us into the chemistry isn’t simply the actors’ sexy connection. But before we even arrive at the mystical part, the first sign that the movie’s feet aren’t quite on the ground arrives in the opening scene, when Paul (Alexander Vlahos), a tall, dark, and handsome popular novelist, is greeted like a movie star, posing for paparazzi in front of a red-carpet event that turns out to be…a book reading. But have no fear, Saint Brigid will keep the two of them apart — by throwing all sorts of delays into the ability of Maddie’s mother (Jane Seymour) to make the trip from Des Moines to West Ireland.

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