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Wicker Park, 2004

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Diane Kruger, Matthew Lillard

Directed by: Paul McGuigan

Written by: Brandon Boyce

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 114 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.9

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Wicker Park can be described as gloomy, stylized, and mind bending. The plot revolves around a missing person, tracking someone down, and obsession. The main genres are drama, romance, and mystery. In terms of style, Wicker Park is nonlinear. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. Wicker Park is located in Chicago. It takes place in contemporary times. The soundtrack is pop. Wicker Park is well suited for a date night.

Summary of Wicker Park

In remaking the 1996 French thriller L'APPARTEMENT, director Paul McGuigan transplants the story to the snow-covered Windy City, Chicago. Josh Hartnett is Matthew, a good-looking young man who has a great job and an even greater girlfriend. But just before he's about to get on a plane to China and score his first major account, the past comes back to haunt him. Matthew runs into his good friend Luke (Matthew Lillard), who is dating a mysterious actress, Alex (Rose Byrne). Suddenly he is reminded of Lisa (Diane Kruger), a beautiful dancer he dated years before. But the day after he asked her to move in with him, Lisa disappeared. Now Matthew's search for his long lost love is renewed. The harder he looks, the more the truth gradually, and devastatingly, begins to reveal itself.

McGuigan's stylish, convoluted thriller shifts between the past and present, preventing viewers from solving the puzzle until the film's closing act. Featuring an outstanding soundtrack from some of modern rock's most celebrated artists (Coldplay, Mazzy Star, Broken Social Scene), WICKER PARK also boasts engaging performances from its cast of pretty young faces.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	3 September 2004
Runtime:	114 min

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Josh Hartnett

as Matthew

Diane Kruger

as Lisa

Matthew Lillard

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Josh Hartnett in Wicker Park (2004)

Diane Kruger and Josh Hartnett in Wicker Park (2004)

Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger in Wicker Park (2004)

Josh Hartnett in Wicker Park (2004)

Matthew Lillard and Josh Hartnett in Wicker Park (2004)

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

If plot were oats, Wicker Park would choke a horse. Full Review

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by: Rick Groen

Entertainment Weekly

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. Full Review

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by: Owen Gleiberman

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12.October.2009
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by: Dan
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09.October.2009
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by: Ethan Clapham
Ethan Clapham rated this movie0/10

Let's get one thing straight right away. If you've seen a trailer for Wicker Park, disregard it. The movie is nothing like what the trailer portrays. I don't know what happened, but they could be two different Josh Hartnett movies, as far as I'm concerned. He was the only common thread. Considering I was expecting something a bit more suspenseful, I was pretty disappointed with Wicker Park. Basically, the main character sees someone who he believe to be a long lost love in a restaurant, and puts his life on hold in an attempt to track this woman down. I won't ruin the rest of the movie by giving plot points away, even though I can't say I recommend this one... Wicker Park gets off to a very slow start. After 30 minutes, my mind was wandering and I was even contemplating shutting the movie off and finding another way to spend my evening. But I persevered... What I saw was a weak cast (Hartnett might be "pretty," but he does nothing for me) and a flimsy story. The characters react to situations in a way only Hollywood could imagine. They do things only a complete psychopath would do, but they seem like totally stable and in-control people. Nothing about this movie seemed to jive with my experiences in life. I couldn't make a connection, didn't care about the characters, and honestly didn't really want to know what happened next. Not a good thing. There were several points during Wicker Park where I honestly wondered whether anything was ever going to happen. All that waiting, and the end of the movie is such a let down. It was predictable and trite, leaving me with a bored, exasperated look on my face. The trailers had managed to pique my interest, but that was lost during the opening credits. Unless you're looking to waste a few hours of your life, or you're having trouble falling asleep, I'd suggest you stay away from this one.

09.October.2009
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by: Ethan Clapham

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