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Puzzlingly misguided, Neil LaBute's update The Wicker Man struggles against unintentional comedy and fails.
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Neil LaBute's utterly misconceived remake of Robin Hardy's 1973 cult horror film is a boring, fright-free catastrophe. Sep 23, 2006 | Full Review…
Neil LaBute's utterly misconceived remake of Robin Hardy's 1973 cult horror film is a boring, fright-free catastrophe.
Nigel Floyd
The '73 film is brilliantly constructed and ends with a punctuation mark that was shocking in its day. LaBute's movie attempts to shock, as well, and does: Given the names involved and the casting of Cage, it is shockingly bad. Sep 23, 2006 | Rating: 1.5/4
The '73 film is brilliantly constructed and ends with a punctuation mark that was shocking in its day. LaBute's movie attempts to shock, as well, and does: Given the names involved and the casting of Cage, it is shockingly bad.
Jack Mathews
Despite retaining significant chunks of Shaffer's dialogue to go along with the basic story structure, LaBute has transformed the eerie, disturbing psychological thriller into an unintentional comedy. Sep 7, 2006 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Despite retaining significant chunks of Shaffer's dialogue to go along with the basic story structure, LaBute has transformed the eerie, disturbing psychological thriller into an unintentional comedy.
James Berardinelli
The Wicker Man is comically inept as a horror movie, unable to even manage an effective false scare, or sustain suspense for more than a beat or two. Sep 5, 2006 | Rating: 1/5
The Wicker Man is comically inept as a horror movie, unable to even manage an effective false scare, or sustain suspense for more than a beat or two.
A.O. Scott
To his credit Cage plays it with an admirably straight face, even when mugging a woman for her bear costume. But then he must have known from the beginning he was backing a loser. Sep 5, 2006 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
To his credit Cage plays it with an admirably straight face, even when mugging a woman for her bear costume. But then he must have known from the beginning he was backing a loser.
Neil Smith
The original Wicker Man had its flaws, particularly in the lumpy pacing. LaBute's thoroughly inessential remake not only lovingly reproduces those flaws, it introduces a slew of new ones. Sep 2, 2006 | Rating: D+
The original Wicker Man had its flaws, particularly in the lumpy pacing. LaBute's thoroughly inessential remake not only lovingly reproduces those flaws, it introduces a slew of new ones.
Tasha Robinson
Sometimes a movie hits the rarest of heights, in fact, some may refer to it as a low. A film that's so utterly bad it's actually good. Apr 17, 2015 | Rating: F | Full Review…
Sometimes a movie hits the rarest of heights, in fact, some may refer to it as a low. A film that's so utterly bad it's actually good.
Chris Stuckmann
An exploitative mystery horror film in which Edward Woodward overacts his heart out. Aug 15, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
An exploitative mystery horror film in which Edward Woodward overacts his heart out.
Wesley Lovell
LaBute has replaced the seduction of the first film with a general sense of bewilderment and loss; it's good for building tension but doesn't fit with the payoff. The plot elements lead where they need to go well enough but don't mix particularly well. Mar 10, 2011 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
LaBute has replaced the seduction of the first film with a general sense of bewilderment and loss; it's good for building tension but doesn't fit with the payoff. The plot elements lead where they need to go well enough but don't mix particularly well.
Joshua Starnes
When The Wicker Man offers more laughs than Talladega Nights, it might be a sign for the auteur to switch brands to comedy Aug 30, 2009 | Full Review…
When The Wicker Man offers more laughs than Talladega Nights, it might be a sign for the auteur to switch brands to comedy
Fernando F. Croce
Nicolas Cage gives the worst performance of his career opposite Kate Beahen in this useless update of Robin Hardy's far creepier 1973 original suspense movie based on Anthony Shaffer's novel. Apr 20, 2009 | Rating: C- | Full Review…
Nicolas Cage gives the worst performance of his career opposite Kate Beahen in this useless update of Robin Hardy's far creepier 1973 original suspense movie based on Anthony Shaffer's novel.
Cole Smithey
Laughable, awful, and downright ridiculous. Jul 10, 2007 | Full Review…
Laughable, awful, and downright ridiculous.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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