The Wicker Man
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 1, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
9
Negative:
7
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38
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
There may be a way to remake 1973's cult thriller The Wicker Man, in which a deeply Christian cop has his religious convictions shaken to the core as he investigates the disappearance of a child from within a cheerfully pagan community, but Neil LaBute didn't find it. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
As an allegory of religious conflict, 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. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
LaBute has transformed the eerie, disturbing psychological thriller into an unintentional comedy. At times, The Wicker Man is hilariously bad. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
Turns a cultishly creepy classic into a dull and windy farce. Read full review
30
The New York TimesDana Stevens
A movie like this can survive an absurd premise but not incompetent execution. And Mr. LaBute, never much of an artist with the camera, proves almost comically inept as a horror-movie technician...It's neither haunting nor amusing; just boring. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
The Wicker Man is one of those "what were they thinking?" movies. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Do yourself a favor: Go rent Hardy's original film, watch it, and then try and get it out of your head. You never, ever will. Read full review
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