Wicker Man vs The Village

Rating: 5/10 (25 September 2019)

I was really looking forward to this movie after all the hype but sadly it does not meet expectations.
For one it is overly long and could have an hour taken off as this contributes to the languid pace and does not create enough tension.
Unlike the Wicker Man from 1973 this film does not conjure up that mystical dread that the original does and the crazy screaming and antics of the cult just becomes laughable after a while and really quite tedious. The Swedes just love to throw in a load of nudity but c'mon guys it was boring in the 70's and its even sadder now that you have to use it to try and excite the viewer.
It seems to be part of a recipe for every so called Arty Nordic movie so really not very original just like the movie itself. It does not even look like Sweden either for anyone who has actually been there!
It is indeed a bizarre concoction and tries to go for the foreign scary land and strange customs angle but achieves none of the fear and dread that the brilliant Hostel gives to the viewer. The movie is far too long and this just becomes an exercise in tedium as it meanders its way from scene to scene and they could not even come up with a different ending than the Wicker Man and is really just a very poor copy of an original classic. Even the Nic Cage remake is better than this artsy fartsy effort and you can tell by all the pontificating ever-so-clever shill reviews which just illustrates that half of these so called arty types have not got a clue what the average man in the street wants to watch or even what they are talking about!
Very disappointed - It is true... "Don't Believe The Hype!!!".