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It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The acting in this movie is really good.

This movie is excellent and i question the motives of some of the reviewers here giving it only 1-2 stars. Are they reviewing the right version of this movie? The music MADE the movie and so did the actors and extras. There is a level of normalcy here that is actually very creepy. Nothing supernatural happens. It is psychological horror done almost as a musical. There is no movie quite like it. If you don't like it, there just might be something wrong with you!

A police sergeant is sent to a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Stranger still are the rites that take place there. This British Horror film is packed with over the top perfomances, odd humor, horror cliches and above all the same terrible ending like the Nicolas Cage remake of the same name. Overall a bad movie unlike anything i've seen before. (0/10)

This is probably one of the best horror movies I've seen, although I admit it doesn't really try that hard to be scary. It's a shame that my introduction to this film was the cheesy Nicolas Cage version. This is better in every way, mostly because well, the acting is infinitely better. It was weird watching this knowing how it would end. That still didn't take away any enjoyment from the film. What's great about this film is how philosophical it is.We get a lot of great points raised about religion and other things like sexuality. It was hard to recognize such a young Christopher Lee. The pacing in this film was great, especially with how it didn't feel too long or short. The plot is that a religious police officer is going to this isolated island community to search for a missing girl. I don't know why the Nicolas Cage version had so much more women. ***1/2

The Wiker Man is number 96 on the BFI's Top 100 movies.---------------------------------Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward), of the fictitious West Highlands Constabulary, is sent an anonymous letter recommending that he investigate the disappearance of a young girl, Rowan Morrison, on the remote Hebridean island of Summerisle. He flies out to the island and during his investigations discovers that the entire population follows a neo-pagan cult under the island's owner Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), believing in re-incarnation, worshiping the sun and engaging in fertility rituals and sexual magic in order to appease immanent natural forces. Howie, an extremely devout and conservative Christian, is increasingly shocked by the islanders' behavior; yet, he is attracted and repulsed by the alluring and sexual Willow (Britt Ekland), the landlord's daughter. He receives no assistance in his search from the islanders, who initially deny Morrison exists and then say that she recently died. Howie persists and uncovers evidence suggesting the girl was a victim, or perhaps is soon to be a victim, of human sacrifice. Delving deeper into the island's culture, he disguises himself as Punch, a principal character of the May Day festival, to uncover the details of the ceremony… ---Summary from Wikipedia--------------------------------------- This is a great example of what I call the "stranger-in-a-strange land" movie genre. While Howie, who is as 'male virgin' and a devote Christian, may deplore the pagan religion of these strange island people, he has a hard time justifying why his religion is more rational than theirs. For example, after witnessing young virgin girls forming a circle and jumping over a fire naked, he asks Lord Summerisle why he allow such immoral behavior on his island. Lord Summerisle explains that the girls are enjoying their divinity lessons representing parthenogenesis—reproduction without sexual union.Howie explodes, "What ever is this? I mean you've got fake biology, fake religion. Sir, have these children never heard of Jesus?".."Himself the son of virgin impregnated by a ghost" Lords Summerisle interrupts, implying 'is OUR religion any less rational than YOURS?This story challenges modern traditional beliefs, with the music, dances, costumes and customs of the island hearkening back to an older time before Christianity replaced Gaelic paganism. The movie is not only challenging and unsettling but leaves us with an unforgettable ending.