Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.
Anthony Shaffer penned the screenplay which, for sheer imagination and near-terror, has seldom been equalled.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
7 Oct 2008
fresh:
Robin Hardy's 1973 cult horror film passed through several distributors, several versions, and several bankruptcies, picking up a powerful reputation along the way.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
7 Oct 2008
fresh:
The Wicker Man's genre-bending, thematic daring, and tortuous history have made it the U.K.'s definitive cult movie.
– Graham Fuller,
Village Voice,
29 Aug 2006
fresh:
Essentially, 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.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
Like many of the best horror/thrillers, The Wicker Man works because it surprises audiences, relying on carefully-nurtured suspense rather than cheap, theatrical shocks.