The Wicker Man
Some sacrifices must be made.
Cop Edward Malus (Cage) goes to a small Washington island to look for a missing girl; what he finds is an isolated community ruled by women. LaBute’s new take on the 1973 classic may have an interesting twist as far as the matriarchy goes, but there isn’t a woman on the island who is even remotely likable. Everything that was quaint and special about the original is absent here; the filmmakers rather choose to emphasize what is silly about the story.
2006-U.S. 100 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Neil LaBute. Cast: Nicolas Cage (Edward Malus), Ellen Burstyn (Sister Summersisle), Kate Beahan (Willow Woodward), Frances Conroy, Molly Parker, Leelee Sobieski. Cameos: James Franco, Aaron Eckhart.
► James Berardinelli wrote: “Audiences who have not seen the 1973 version will be surprised by the ending, but unimpressed by what leads up to it. Those familiar with the earlier movie will be horrified by the wrong turns taken in re-shaping it for 2006 consumption.” (Review on ReelViews.net)
Trivia: Also available in a five min. longer version with a slightly different ending.
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