Film Review – The Wicker Man: The Final Cut

This re-release of 1973’s “The Wicker Man” is labeled “The Final Cut” to
provide a little marketing muscle, suggesting director Robin Hardy has
finally had his way with the feature 40 years after its debut. There
have been multiple versions of the movie, created from various source
materials, yet “The Final Cut” promises a definitive construction of
screenwriter Anthony Shaffer’s tale of pagan manipulation and Christian
fury. Perhaps in Hardy’s eyes, this is the last word on “The Wicker
Man,” but instead of engorging the effort with additional secrets and
oddity, he’s trimmed the picture in a peculiar manner, attempting to cut
to the chase to limit any initial disinterest in crucial
characterization.
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