Looking back at Neil LaBute’s The Wicker Man

Its also quite, quite wonderful.

So, thats a difficult audience to work with.

A shark or something?)

or terrorising the female populace with fists and feet.

Ah yes, the bear costume.

Howd it get burned?!)

elsewhere in the film.

Released without preview screenings, critics formed an orderly queue to pour scorn on LaButes film back in 2006.

As a remake of Robin Hardys classic 1973 film, the scorn levelled atThe Wicker Manwas largely deserved.

And yet, viewed as a comedy, its enormously entertaining.

But while its an utter failure, it is, at the very least, an entertaining one.

Sincere thanks to Glen Chapman, whose tweets aboutThe Wicker Maninspired this piece.