The Wicker Man

PG-13

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1 hr. 43 min.

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Mystery & Thriller

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15%

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A reclusive lawman (Nicolas Cage) travels to a secluded island to search for a girl who has gone missing. Once there, he discovers sinister forces at work among the island's secretive residents, including strange sexual rituals, a harvest festival and possible human sacrifice.

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Puzzlingly misguided, Neil LaBute's update The Wicker Man struggles against unintentional comedy and fails.

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Dan R

Why remake a classic? And then do it so badly? Well 2006's remake of 'The Wicker Man' tries to answer those questions. SYNOPSIS: 'A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.' To be honest there's absolutely no excuse for this film. Sometimes the classics need to be left alone. Neil LaBute's utterly misconceived remake of the 1973 cult horror film is a mess and high point for terrible movies. I've defended Nic Cage a lot recently but he's terrible here and this must be one of his worst performances ever. Clearly the quality of the film taints your view but this is really bad. Bad. Bad. Bad. Worse still the version I watched was missing the 'No! Not the bees! Not the bees!' scene. Bollocks. Avoid. 2/10

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Madie R

Watched this back-to-back with the original. Nicolas Cage's "over-the-top" performance makes this remake an unintentionally hilarious comedy! "OH, NO, NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! AAAAAHHHHH! OH, THEY'RE IN MY EYES!"

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Jacob D

I had high hopes going into it, since I am a big fan of Nicolas Cage, but unfortunately, it goes down in flames. The comedy is not very good and the drama is too much. The acting is not very good, except for Cage. He does a decent job most of the time, though he doesn't hold on for very long. Definitely a disappointing failure

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Anthony J

Nicholas Cage's worst performance. And that is a very low bar.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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John S

Only redeem factor is the bees meme

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Lalmani T

Great cinematography, suspenseful, intriguing plot with robust acting make it a memorable movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Neil LaBute

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Nicolas Cage

Edward Maulis

Ellen Burstyn

Sister Summersisle

Kate Beahan

Willow Woodward

Frances Conroy

Dr. Moss

Molly Parker

Sister Rose

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Rated: F

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Wesley Morris

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Rated: 3/4

Nov 24, 2011

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Steven D. Greydanus

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Rated: C-

Oct 29, 2008

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Trace Thurman

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Neil LaBute's knack for biting wit would seem like the perfect fit for remaking Robin Hardy's 1973 classic. Unfortunately what he delivers is an unintentionally funny failure.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2020

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

An exploitative mystery horror film in which Edward Woodward overacts his heart out.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 15, 2011

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

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.

Rated: 5/10

Mar 10, 2011

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Synopsis

A reclusive lawman (Nicolas Cage) travels to a secluded island to search for a girl who has gone missing. Once there, he discovers sinister forces at work among the island's secretive residents, including strange sexual rituals, a harvest festival and possible human sacrifice.

Director: Neil LaBute
Executive Producer: Boaz Davidson, Danny Dimbort, George Furla, Trevor Short
Screenwriter: Neil LaBute, Anthony Shaffer
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Millennium Films, Alcon Entertainment, Nu Image
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Images and Violence|Thematic Issues)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.8K
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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