It’s a heady brew, but Hardy keep the mystery simmering, while his staging of several merrie pagan songs – and of course the chilling climax – is truly memorable.
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08/24/07
The Wicker Man (1973)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:41
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: This intelligent horror film is subtle in its thrills and chills, with an ending that is both shocking and truly memorable.
Theatrical Release:24-08-2007
Synopsis: A notoriously troubled production notwithstanding, the controversial cult classic THE WICKER MAN is now regarded as a classic of British cinema. Edward Woodward stars as Sergeant Howie, a naive... [More]
Starring: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento
Director: Robin Hardy
Reviews for The Wicker Man
Top CriticThe ultimate British cult classic - a unique film that straddles genres, features Christopher Lee in a dress and builds toward one of cinema's most memorable climaxes.
08/24/07
Top CriticThe Wicker Man is, more than anything else, a film about what people can do in the name of religion or, more generally, belief. Its power comes not from appeals to the supernatural but from a deep understanding of our own undeniable nature.
08/24/07
Top CriticThe tension occasionally goes slack, but hardly anything surpasses that clifftop finale for freakish terror.
08/24/07
You can't help smiling at the audacity of it all and shivering a little at the feelbad ending.
08/24/07
A movie that'll burn its way into your unconscious and give you nightmares for many years to come.
12/18/01
Top CriticDevised by its star Christopher Lee, director Robin Hardy and writer Anthony Shaffer as a meditation on the rise of New Age spiritualism, the movie is now, of course, gleefully camp and a tad reactionary.
08/24/07
Top CriticA British golden-oldie worthy to be placed alongside classics such as Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives or Rosemary's Baby.
08/24/07
Top CriticPart folk musical, part occult chiller, and quite mad.
08/24/07
Top CriticEssentially, it’s an insane guilty pleasure, still enjoyable for its delightfully eccentric casting and for the funniest, creepiest pub scene in British movies outside of next week’s reissue, ‘Withnail & I’.
01/26/06
Top CriticThe premise is quite intriguing and is certainly sinister, but it's undermined by a too-leisurely pace and musical numbers that are straight out of an x-rated fetish-fantasy as imagined by Walt Disney.
12/16/06
I have never and will never understand this film's reputation.
11/20/03
One of best horror films ever made.
09/10/06
It remains a fine example of occult horror that remains with the viewer well past its conclusion.
10/07/08
Top CriticThe Wicker Man is unforgettable. It's the most unique horror film ever made.
10/09/05
A boon for film geeks the world over.
12/08/02
A film with a deliberate pace and an ending that will hit you like a lightning bolt out of left field.
03/21/03
No review available.
08/22/03
Stick with this creepy 1973 masterpiece and you’ll be rewarded by a memorable, haunting ending that follows an almost unbearably tense build-up.
05/15/02
It’s difficult to shake the disquieting climax of The Wicker Man.
08/24/01
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