Wicker Park

Pros: Quite an affecting love story, Matthew Lillard, one of those you have to see twice.
Cons: Unnatural flow of events, plot holes up the wazoo

The following movie is rated GT for Garbled Timeline. Viewer discretion, or rewiring of memory, is advised. GT has worked well in the past (see Memento for proof) and then, of course, it has also been a cause ...

Pros: The music is surprisingly good and I was intrigued at times. Nicely filmed
Cons: Convoluted plot fueled by coincidences and miscommunication

I find thrillers to be an entertaining, if not always interesting, genre of film. Many times the twists and turns just exist to keep the viewer on their toes so that the "big reveal" comes out of nowhere. Other times, the filmmaker actually takes the ...

Pros: smart script, excellent direction and cinematography, atmospheric style, ambitious project
Cons: confused hybrid that doesn't fit any genre well, will bore most people to tears

This is the hardest love story I have ever had to view, but for reasons that are strangely unique. The romance genre is pretty simple. Put two people together, give them the spark of a lifetime, and then spend the rest of the film making them swim ...

Pros: Very good acting, interesting story line.
Cons: The foreshadowing while it made the movie interesting also made it confusing, and frustrating.

I had purchased the movie Wicker Park used at my local video store some time ago but had never gotten around to watching. Finally last night I found myself with some time and decided to pop it in the DVD player. I had heard that this movie was a sexy ...

Pros: There are some lovely shots of snow falling.
Cons: Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger are TERRIBLE.

If better actors than Josh Hartnett or Diane Kruger had been cast, WICKER PARK could have been a sleek thriller with lead characters we cared out.  Instead, it’s a glossy but fairly lifeless mystery that generates only academic interest. ...

Pros: The White Stripes play "Good to Me" in one scene.
Cons: Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger hook up in that scene.

Wicker Park Directed by Paul McGuigan Starring Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Matthew Lillard, and Diane Kruger * (out of ****) In attempts to make up for their lack of originality in recent years, American filmmakers have started ...

Pros: Most of the actors give credibility to their melancholic, love-despondent roles.
Cons: Billed as a mainstream thriller instead of the non-sequential, alternative film it was.

What would you do if you suddenly recognised the achingly familiar voice of your long-lost love coming from behind the doors of a nearby phone booth? Would you jolt yourself back to "now" and return to the dining area where your pretty new fiancee ...

Pros: Good performances, an unconventional and fairly clever narrative structure, and a far less predictable ending.
Cons: Possibly, it's a little too clever for its own good.

WICKER PARK By Richard Chappell *** out of **** Cast: Josh Hartnett, Diane Kruger, Matthew Lillard and Rose Byrne Directed by: Paul McGuigan Written by: Brandon Boyce; based on a screenplay by Gilles Mimouni Running Time: 1 hour and 55 ...

Pros: Cool soundtrack!
Cons: Just about everything else: story, acting, pacing, etc.

GRADE: D- Josh Hartnett has made it quite well known that he has a great distain for his public "hunk" persona, even turning down the role of Superman so he can focus on scripts that make better use of his craft. That may be why it's so surprising ...

Pros: Entertaining story, good performances
Cons: Weak character development, some unnecessary and unexplained subplots, mildly confusing

The title of Wicker Park, refers to a Chicago neighborhood which was also the setting for The Real World Chicago season. However, this neighborhood is actually a meeting place for the leading man and lady (Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger). The story is a ...

Pros: Visually interesting, engrossing if flawed story
Cons: Rose Byrne ruins the movie, major logic flaws

A stylish-looking drama, ‘Wicker Park’ is a terrible waste of potential with laughable performances that already weaken an unnecessarily complicated plot. Josh Hartnett stars as Matthew, a photographer who seems to have an ideal life. He works ...

Pros: stylish filmmaking, novel storytelling, charismatic cast with solid performances
Cons: some clumsy scenes, effectiveness may benefit with a slightly quicker pace

Wicker Park seems to be one of those movies that has a polarizing effect: Either people love it or they hate it. It certainly is very different from most Hollywood films because it straddles genres. MGM calls it a romantic thriller, though it’s not ...

Pros: Masterfully told. Solid acting from the male leads.
Cons: Maybe toooo masterfully told?

Nothing is a coincidence and nothing is as it seems in Wicker Park, the new movie (based on a 1996 French film called “L’Appartement” starring Monica Belluci), starring Josh Hartnett and featuring Diane Kruger (last seen in “Troy”) and Matthew ...

Pros: Strong acting by Byrne, suspenseful plot
Cons: Develops a little too slowly, most of the actors are barely passable

I picked up Wicker Park at random at my local Blockbuster. After watching the first 20 minutes I found myself bored: ok, Matthew is a young up-and-coming businessman who, on the eve of a business trip overseas, runs into a woman who he thinks is his ...

Pros: Rose Byrne and a surprisingly strong Matthew Lillard
Cons: Stars Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger turn in weak performances; an ultimately bland story.

"Wicker Park," Paul McGuigan's latest film, explores the quest of one man to find the woman who broke his heart two years earlier by leaving his life unsuspectedly. When you realize that this is the aim of the film, half of it has passed. This is a ...