The Wicker Man 1973
- Director: Robin Hardy
- Based on the novel by David Pinner
- Cast: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Edward Woodward – Hot Fuzz
- Christopher Lee – The Hobbit etc, Dark Shadows, Hugo, Glorious 39, The Golden Compass, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars etc, Sleepy Hollow
- Britt Ekland – something, no doubt
- Why? Cult classic
- Seen: 15 April 2022
The 70’s. The devoutly Christian police officer Howie (Woodward)
investigates a missing girl on the island Summerisle, owned by the charming
Lord Summerisle (Lee). The islanders are friendly enough, but they all deny
knowing what happened to the girl.
To Howie’s dismay and disgust, they are obsessed with sex. To their way
of seeing it, they are pious pagans who celebrate life and the cycles of
nature.
Radical stuff for the 70s – likeable reasonable pagans vs uptight mean-spirited Christian copper. It’s still amusing and makes a few acerbic points but it’s all quite inane and the story disintegrates into a puerile farce. With twenty minutes left of this bizarre film I’m bored to tears.
2* of 5
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