The Wicker Tree

2011
R
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

3,8/10

3053

IHRE BEWERTUNG

When two young missionaries head to Scotland, they are initially charmed by their engaging baron Sir Lachlan Morrison and agree to become the local Queen of the May and Laddie for the annual Tressock town festival. But the couple is not prepared for the frightening consequences of their decision and the very disturbing secrets they are about to discover about TressockÂ’s seemingly friendly townspeople.

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Zwei junge Missionare, die von den Bewohnern der schottischen Stadt Tressock bezaubert sind, nehmen die Einladung zur Teilnahme an einem örtlichen Fest an, ohne sich über die Folgen ihrer En... Alles lesenZwei junge Missionare, die von den Bewohnern der schottischen Stadt Tressock bezaubert sind, nehmen die Einladung zur Teilnahme an einem örtlichen Fest an, ohne sich über die Folgen ihrer Entscheidung im Klaren zu sein.Zwei junge Missionare, die von den Bewohnern der schottischen Stadt Tressock bezaubert sind, nehmen die Einladung zur Teilnahme an einem örtlichen Fest an, ohne sich über die Folgen ihrer Entscheidung im Klaren zu sein.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

3,8/10

3053

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Robin Hardy had originally written the part of Sir Lachlan Morrison for Sir Christopher Lee. However, while filming The Resident (2011), Lee injured his back after tripping over power cables on set. Although extremely disappointed, Hardy cast the actor who was originally playing Beame, Graham McTavish in Lee's role, with actor Clive Russell taking over the part of Beame. Still wanting to include Lee, Hardy quickly wrote a cameo role for him. He appeared as Sir Lachlan's mentor in a flashback.

Patzer
When Steve is laying in bed his shorts are white with red and blue plaid pattern. When we see him through the eyes of the raven, they are dark blue overall, and after the raven leaves they are back to the red, blue and white plaid shorts.

Zitate
Steve Thomson: [coming across Lolly bathing in a spring naked] You want me to come in?
[she nods]
Steve Thomson: [undressing] Oh, what the hell? Sulis, ain't that some kind of goddess?
Lolly: How did you know that?
Steve Thomson: I saw her on the front of Lachlan's vehicle. She's cute.
Lolly: I'm glad you approved of her. I posed for the wee statue. It was a great honor. This is Sulis's sacred spring.
Steve Thomson: [wading into the water] Wow, Sulis. You gotta be kidding me about this. This is just some warm water, right?
Lolly: You believe a certain virgin had a baby, don't you? Why can't you believe, like I do, that this water has a holy power?
Steve Thomson: I believe whatever's written in the Bible, Lolly. That's holy writ.
Lolly: Come on, Steve. It'll make you feel out of this world. Are you thinking about Beth? I can let you into a secret. Lachlan wants her to be the May Queen. I think he might like you to be the Laddie. Would you go for that?
Steve Thomson: What's the Laddie?
Lolly: The Laddie? You've not heard tell of the Laddie? He is the brightest and best, the handsomest, the kindest, the goodest, perhaps the best rider. I have known him to be the best lover.

Verbindungen
Featured in Diminishing Returns: May Day Special(?): The Wicker Man (2021)

Soundtracks
Follow Me
Lyrics by Malcolm Dudley Hillier
Music by John Scott
Arranged by John Scott
Performed by Brittania Nicol and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Produced by John Scott
Courtesy of JOS Records

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Ausgewählte Rezension

3/10

Oh dear !

Difficult to describe just how bad this attempt to bring up to date the Wicker Man story is without totally dissecting it and going into detail, but frankly it's just not worth that kind effort. Some of the acting is okay - though the two American leads are both pretty poor - and the direction is competent, that's all the positives done and dusted ! The storyline doesn't work very well, the music is absolutely woeful and completely wrong - unlike in the Wicker Man where it was perfect and added greatly to the atmosphere - and the sense of realism you get from the original is totally missing here. The film feels and looks a bit like a fairly low budget Hollywood remake, a real surprise considering they were both made by the same director. I'm not going to waste any more time and energy on this very poor effort, except to say that it's only highlight for me was a comedy scene and if you love the truly classic Wicker Man, do yourself a big favour and stay well away from the Wicker Tree !