...a low-rent and entirely momentum-free endeavor that lurches from one ill-conceived sequence to the next...

There are still jump scares and nightmare sequences, but the gore primarily embellishes the over-the-top humor of wishes gone awry (going so far as to break the fourth wall).

...the best effect remains Divoff, who plays the role with full intensity even during ridiculous moments

You've seen it all before--or, hopefully, you haven't (and won't).