{movie} the wicker man (2006)

Sheriff Edward Maulis (Nicolas Cage) gets more than he bargained for when he probes a young girl's disappearance in Neil LaBute's remake of the 1973 psychological thriller. The investigation leads the sheriff to an island off of Maine, where he encounters a populace of modern pagans. As he follows a string of progressively disturbing clues, the trail leads him to a shocking conclusion. Ellen Burstyn, Molly Parker and Leelee Sobieski co-star.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: ** This was a weird one. Not a bad movie, but not a very good movie either. Aside from the end when it all came together, I could have done without most of it. It was very slow at times, but overall an interesting story, especially the end. Nicolas Cage hurt it in my opinion as I don't really enjoy his work. Ellen Burstyn however is amazing as always. I've never seen the original, which I hear is better, and this unfortunantly didn't make me want to see it either. This movie is a disturbing reminder of the fact that cultures of the past actually believed that sacrificing people had an impact on crops and weather and other things.