LaBute has found a terrifying (and terrifyingly obvious) symmetry between his world and The Wicker Man’s. Themes of power, failure and humiliation. A horror of duplicity, betrayal and role-playing. An existence based on a manufactured reality. A whiplash ending.
“You can only kill someone once,” the director once noted, “but you can hurt them every day of the week.” Indeed, trapped in the claws of Summerisle’s twisted sisters, Cage’s policeman is in for a diabolical pasting.
“He certainly has more to deal with than Edward Woodward,” nods LaBute. “The industry of the original Summerisle was apples. Here we’ve changed it to honey and bees. There was something fairly innocuous about apples, but with bees, every step on the island could be dangerous. He becomes more and more on his own and the power of the women begins to grow...”
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writerdave87
Feb 23rd 2012, 0:07
A decent remake? Step away from the crack pipe...
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FBSHarrigan
Mar 23rd 2012, 3:16
This movie is Nicholas Cage at his "Cagiest." The film should, in actuality be called "Nick Cage Beats Up Women for Two Hours." On the one hand, it is sad to see this remake because the first one was actually a pretty good movie, but on the other hand it is hilarious to see Nick Cage acting crazy and belligerent. It gets to the point where he punches an woman in the face while dressed as a bear. This movie is a definite watch for anyone who is a fan of Nick Cage's antics. Even despite all of this, this is not the craziest he has ever been on film. http://www.videodetective.com/movies/vampires-kiss/859 This movie beats the Wickerman by a long shot. Nicholas Cage is, simply put, wonderful at being awful.
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