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40 out of 100

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6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

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  • Starring: Diane Kruger, Josh Hartnett, Matthew Lillard
  • Summary: Intricately moving back and forth in time and revealing the story from each character's perspective, Wicker Park is an intense psychological drama about a man (Hartnett) caught in an obsessive search for a woman he fell deeply in love with -- a woman who then vanished without a trace. (MGM)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 34
  3. Negative: 15 out of 34
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    It would be tempting to say that fractured time sequences in movies have become a cliché, except that Wicker Park makes your brain spin in surprising and pleasurable ways.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Alan Morrison
    60
    Aside from Rose Byrne's complex performance, there's nothing here that improves upon the original.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    38
    Structure overwhelms everything, but it's not as if Wicker Park has nothing to say. It's full of ugly truths about emotional frailty, and implies that stalking is a bad thing only when you're not charming enough about it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 6 out of 25
  1. PaulC
    10
    This is a rich,complicated story that is told masterfully. The style of narrative is like Memento, told in non-chronlogical order. Yes, this movie makes you think. You have to use your brain to figure out what is going on. I am so sick of people bashing films that require a conscious effort to understand. Overall, a wonderful film with excellent direction and good acting, but more importantly a fantastic script.… Expand
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  2. LarryS.
    5
    [***SPOILER***] Make sure you have at least cup of strong coffee before you watch this one. It’s one of these postmodern dramas that unfolds a story from the perspective of various characters, and not in chronological order. You have to get near the end before you understand what the hell is going on, because one major character is lying and double dealing, and until you get that point, it’s very hard to follow what’s happening. Then, you realize that the woman who is playing an actress and another one portraying a nurse are really the same woman, living a double life. Once you get that, it’s hard not to relax, because the writers have made you work so hard to stay awake and in tune with their complex way of telling a story up to that point. The acting is shallow, particularly by the lead actor, pretty boy Josh Hartnett who doesn’t seem to know what to do with his face to convey emotions, particularly when the script calls for him to be silent very often. It’s worth watching just to make it through to the end, which is sugary sweet and twisted. If you like your plots in chronological order and your narratives told by an impartial lens instead of the perspective of each character, you will rate this one lower. But if you like jumping from the perspective of one character to another, with handheld cameras to show which character’s eyes.… Expand
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  3. Bernadette
    3
    Boring, wondering when it would be over. Could have read a good book instead.
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