Wicker Park

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Wicker Park

PG-13

Released Jul 4, 2004

1h 54m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Matthew (Josh Hartnett) and Lisa (Diane Kruger) are madly in love. But one day Lisa vanishes. Simon enters an emotional tailspin and begins an obsessive quest to find her. Years later, Simon's life has stabilized, and he's in a new relationship. Then he thinks he sees Lisa in a restaurant and fixates on her all over again. He snoops around and eventually tracks down the mysterious woman from the restaurant. Her name is Alex (Rose Byrne), but she acts just like Lisa.

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Critics Consensus

Implausible coincidences and an overly convoluted structure make the movie hard to follow or believe.

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

The four main characters are all odd, sad and lonely. No wonder they don't call each other on their cells to straighten things out -- they're all too depressed to dial.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 18, 2014

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

Wicker Park is one of those maddening movies in which the characters do incredibly stupid things simply for the sake of plot contrivance, and everyone's problems would be solved if they simply picked up their cell phones.

Mar 18, 2014

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A quite extraordinarily boring psychological drama of obsession, impersonation and mistaken identity.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 18, 2014

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Jon Fortgang

Film4

Both bland and slightly daft.

Mar 18, 2014

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Total Film

Tortuously twisting in on itself, Wicker Park keeps you guessing as it keeps its central pair apart. But it's scuppered by a plodding obviousness that's underlined by a sledgehammer soundtrack.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 18, 2014

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Brian Pendreigh

Radio Times

Convoluted though this plot may seem, at least the inventive visuals from Gangster No 1 director Paul McGuigan keep you engrossed.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 18, 2014

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Iamwhoi M

It's not unwatchable; but it's closer to that than enjoyable. It's just so contrived & convoluted, the story itself is dopey. It feels kind of like a Lifetime movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/24

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Dennis D

I loved this movie! Different -- but I love Josh Harnett -- and Diane Kruger-- Check it out -- I think you'll like it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Lee F

I never heard of this movie, just happened to stumble upon it while channel surfing. Wow, it was great!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Sean M

Wow! Just watched this for the first time. Story has so many layers and all unfolded really well. Acting was great. And wow that ending, perfect emotion and song to go along with it. Don’t listen to the arrogant and pompous critics lol

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Spencer P

The narrative isn't flawless and the acting is so-so, plus there are spots where it's obviously adapted from an older movie with 2000's editing tricks thrown in, but Wicker Park is a romantic thriller with many surprising twists that nonetheless engage until the end.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/24

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Eddie A

This film had my wife and I on the edge of our sits freaking out over all the plot twist and hidden clues leading towards the end and the ending was just perfect would recommend this film. And the soundtrack was so good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/24/23

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Alex

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Luke

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Synopsis

Matthew (Josh Hartnett) and Lisa (Diane Kruger) are madly in love. But one day Lisa vanishes. Simon enters an emotional tailspin and begins an obsessive quest to find her. Years later, Simon's life has stabilized, and he's in a new relationship. Then he thinks he sees Lisa in a restaurant and fixates on her all over again. He snoops around and eventually tracks down the mysterious woman from the restaurant. Her name is Alex (Rose Byrne), but she acts just like Lisa.

Director: Paul McGuigan
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Andre Lamal
Screenwriter: Brandon Boyce, Gilles Mimouni
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 4, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.8M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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