The Wicker Man (2006)
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- Synopsis
- A young child has gone missing and it's up to a haunted but determined policeman to travel to the remote island community where she was last seen and solve the lingering mystery of her disappearance in director Neil LaBute's updated reworking of ......
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- Starring
- Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy
- Director(s)
- Neil LaBute
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros.
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 103 min.
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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Despite its logy, red-herring structure, the film has enough enigma and weirdness that it gradually stirs to life.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites
As it is, LaBute has cleverly repurposed his creepy source material. This Wicker Man, which wasn't screened for critics, is a nutty atonement for the gender assaults of his filmmaking and playwriting past, including "In the Company of Men," "Your Friends & Neighbors," and "The Shape of Things."Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Mark OlsenAdd Critic to Favorites
In the end, LaBute's remake is an interesting idea that never transforms into a particularly satisfying movie.Read the full review
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