Wicker Park (2004)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Paul McGuigan

Writers (WGA):

Gilles Mimouni (film L'Appartement)
Brandon Boyce (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Passion never dies.

Plot:

A young Chicago advertizing executive (Hartnett) believes a woman he sees in a cafe is his long-lost love. His conviction leads to obsession, as he puts his life on hold to trail her.

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Photographer | Actress | Key | Obsession

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Josh Hartnett	...	Matthew
Rose Byrne	...	Alex
Matthew Lillard	...	Luke
Diane Kruger	...	Lisa
Christopher Cousins	...	Daniel
Jessica Paré	...	Rebecca
Vlasta Vrana	...	Jeweller
Amy Sobol	...	Ellie
Ted Whittall	...	Walter
Isabel Dos Santos	...	Chamber Maid
Joanna Noyes	...	Mary
Kerrilyn Keith	...	Female Customer
Mark Camacho	...	Bartender
Marcel Jeannin	...	Theater Director
Stéfanie Buxton	...	Ticket Agent

Also Known As:

Obsessed (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Malaysia:U | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:12 | Norway:A | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40403)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Freddie Prinze Jr. was also considered for the role of Matt.

Goofs:

Factual errors: There is never a vent between a restroom and another room - especially not in restaurant.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jeweller: [holding a diamond ring] Magnificent, aren't they? "God's tears".
Matthew: Yeah. It's beautiful. So are the others, I... I guess I just have to make the right decision.
Jeweller: In the end it's not your eye that must decide.

Movie Connections:

References Withnail & I (1987)

Soundtrack:

Flowers in December

Agree -- better than expected!

I hadn't heard of this film before seeing it, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was suspenseful, even "gripping", with a touching and romantic plot. Overall, a movie definitely worth renting.

The film begins a bit slowly but picks up very nicely about 30 minutes into it. There are a few twists and turns that will keep your attention. The acting was quite good, albeit with little-known actors except for Josh Hartnett of Blackhawk Down.

The best part of this film was the clever way the story all comes together towards the end, including the flashback style which was very well done.