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The Wicker Man (2006)

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The Critics:
C-
7 reviews
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Out patrolling a California highway, police officer Edward Malus stops a station wagon to return a little girl's lost doll. Moments later, a runaway truck slams into the station wagon, igniting it into a fiery wreck with the mother and child trapped inside. Edwards fails to save them before the car explodes--and then spends months of his life choking down pills to get the image of their faces out of... See Full Description
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake
Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date: September 1st, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing images and violence, language and thematic issues.
Distributors:
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
U.S. Box Office: $24,413,467
Cast and Credits
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Produced by: Avi Lerner, George Furla, JoAnne Sellar
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Critical Consensus
Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C-   
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
"...awful--and awfully entertaining." more...
C-
E! Online, Matt Stevens
"...needless and suspenseless..." more...
D
Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman
"...even though the movie holds you, its climax lacks that tingle of madness." more...
B-
Hollywood Reporter, Frank Scheck
"Despite all the talent involved, this remake of the cult classic is unlikely to inspire a similar rabid following." more...
C
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User Reviews Average Grade:  D+   
Why Bother?  by thirtysecondcritic (9/1/2006)
200 out of 281 people found this review helpful
Written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Nicholas Cage and Ellen Burstyn...Full Review
  C-
The Wicker Man is a Wicker Do!  by adam1313132000 (9/1/2006)
309 out of 730 people found this review helpful
You really have to like the style of the movie to fully appreciate it. Most...Full Review
  A+
THE DISAPPOINTING MAN  by t.kirby@sbcglobal.net (9/1/2006)
133 out of 152 people found this review helpful
It's as if the writer and director withdrew all of the wit, character, creepiness...Full Review
  C-
It could have been good, but's over now.  by delusive_beauty (9/1/2006)
127 out of 167 people found this review helpful
Flat characters, little if no suspense, bad lines, and a botched sync between...Full Review
  C-
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