The Wicker Man (2006)

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I have to admit this movie so bad that it's good. I wish I gave it a 10 but I have to keep it real though. I think this movie is a shot for shot remake but the difference is that it's a women colt I think. The script is lazy, the writing is weak, the story is poorly told, and the acting is SOOOOOOOOO funny! Is it the worse remake of all time? No. Did they tried their best? Yes they did. This is my review on The Wicker Man (2006), one more thing. OH NO! NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES!!! AGHHHHHH!!! ALL OVER MY EYES!!! MY EYES!!! AGHHHH!!! AGHHHH!!!

A painful attitude of many big studios is that tried material is trusted material and prime for turning into a revenue stream...sorry, an exciting new take on a story the director/write/lead just loved as a kid.Part of the reason the original worked was because the story isn't a horror story, it's a suspense story. Unfortunately, this film tries to use the modern horror style and it falls flat. Nicolas Cage delivers a Nicolas Cage performance but it's not suited to the pace of the story. The cast do their best with what they're given but the fault lies in the tone. Avoid, watch the original.

If you saw the original, you know how pathetic this is in comparison. But even if you didn't, you would think this is putrid. I know nothing about film making, yet I could do better than this. Some may say that it's not fair to compare a remake to an original, but how can you not? Let's get the comparisons under way. The original had a soundtrack so memorable, that I still think of it decades after hearing it. The religious juxtaposition of a devout Christian virgin opposite a bunch of island pagans, made for dynamic drama. Also, there was the song of the temptress and the May Pole dance, etc. This version had none of that.But what really ruins this film is the inability to create an eerie atmosphere, and the lack of urgency in Cage, although I love him as a personality in other films. Shouting and cursing cannot convey alone, the true shock and horror a person feels in a given situation. It requires good acting. Cage is a personality, not an actor. This was the wrong role for him. You could feel the intensity and outrage of the lead actor in the original version. That's what made the film.Let's not forget the larger than life persona of Christopher Lee, Lord Summerisle in the original. Ellen Burstyn looked like she was doing this while waiting for her laundry to dry. In the original you could see that Lord Summerisle and the locals loved their culture. Beyond the sacrifice aspect, they just genuinely enjoyed being Celtic pagans. In this one they looked bored and cynical.But even without comparing the old and new, this one falls flat, and most of the fault lies with Cage's performance. Of course the whole movie hinges on the last scene. He was so awkward and struggling so hard to portray a sense of desperation, but I wasn't buying it.Back to comparisons. The song of the swaying villagers while the Wicker Man burned in the original put the icing on the cake of that masterpiece. A bunch of weirdoes chanting that something must die didn't do if for me here.

Ellen Burstyn and Nicolas Cage must have really needed a payday. This is, by far, one of the worst movies I've seen in a very long time. Cage came closest to "acting", despite being given nothing to work with, but he looked like he was begging for help through the whole thing, wanting someone, anyone, to please start acting along with him. Burstyn should just be embarrassed.There are no redeeming qualities to this movie - none. The story is hokey, at best. The acting is pathetic. This doesn't even look like a decent independent movie. The music score was horrible and didn't come close to fitting the movie, ever.Ugh - shame on you, Nicolas Cage. I usually like your work, but this was garbage.