The plot of “The Wicker Man” is so laughably absurd that one gets the feeling even the actors can’t believe they are actually making the movie. At least, that’s the only thing that seems to account for the terrible acting, especially by leading man Nicolas Cage. Cage does a lot of screaming and yelling throughout the movie, and instead of shouting a line once or twice, he tends to shout it three, four, even five times, resulting in a rather comical effect. A police officer (Cage) travels to a mysteriously cut-off island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. The people on the island, mostly women, seem to act strange in a way only those living in a cult can, but rather than being disturbing, the effect ends up being quite funny. However, there is nothing funny about the intentions of the island-dwellers, whose practice includes worshipping a goddess who has cursed their crop, who can only be appeased by a human sacrifice.
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