Review of Wicker Park (2004) by Serdar C — 22 Aug 2008

I can see why some of my friends gave it one star and some gave 5. It's an original story that is filled with holes. There are too many coincidences for one story. Somebody should tell the writers "one or two coincidences are ok, hey it happens in the real life too right, but a million of them look fucking stupid in one story!" I am angry because this movie could be much better. The direction is good and stylized, the acting is very well balanced, the story really gets to your emotiions but god damn those plot holes! I was like this: Oh it started quite good...oh this is fucking stupid!...wait a minute, we may have somethin here...give me a break... Then came the great ending with a Coldplay song. I had to give it at least a three!

I've seen Paul McGuigan's two movies, this and Lucky Number Slevin, it looks like he is trying to shoot modern hitchcockian movies and Josh Hartnett is his James Stewart.