Genre: Drama/Horror

Director: Neil LaBute

Certificate: The Wicker Man was rated 15A by the Irish Film Censor's Office (www.ifco.ie) i.e. suitable for those of 15 years of age or upwards. Persons under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Violence = moderate. Drugs = none. Sex/Nudity = none. Language = moderate.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: The Wicker Man

When someone decides to take a seminal British film of the early seventies and give it the Hollywood treatment your heart kind of sinks, but nothing could have prepared me for the remake of The Wicker Man!  Here we see Ed Malus (Nic Cage) a motorcycle cop on long term sickness leave, following a horrific road accident where he was the only witness and was involved in attempting to save the occupants of the car.  Out of the blue he is contacted by an ex girlfriend who is living communally on a remote island called Summerisle, and she claims her daughter Rowan Woodward is missing…

The final straw came for me when the island school teacher pedals toward Cage when he is desperately trying to follow a lead and in typical cop jargon holding his pistol says, “Step away from the Bike…, Give me the Bike…” and pedals off furiously… by which time I had hastily retreated to my kitchen to look for a box of matches and some paraffin to help the hapless Mr Malus on his way during the finale… Don't rent this, don't buy it, don't watch it… Use it as a door stop as a last resort…  Long live 1973!

Reviewed by Mary Kate, Premier Movie Reviews 2007.

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