ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

emdoub 7 out of 10 for the performances - while the characters were often cardboard cutouts, the actors and director *sold* those characters pretty well.I've seen other reviewers comment that the ending was unbelievable - I suggest that they re-watch the movie and look again. Obvious misdirection toward Ms. Stiles' character make the plot twist work, quite wickedly.(Here's the spoiler, for those who don't want to sit through this twice - Julia Stiles' character is not innocent of anything but matricide, but she didn't do that.) Some interesting characterizations, some new twists on the Electra plot, some great camera-work, and a topic that's not often seen on film - a daughter's heavy fixation on her father as a love interest. Not a film to write home about, but an enjoyable and surprising 90 minutes.

SlasherReviewer This movie was a bit different. With William Moses as the father in the movie it was caught my eye. He has been in many stalking type movies but I would say he was stalked in this one. We have a killer who you could spot from a mile away but a good twist at the end changes that. We have incest, blackmail, underage drinking all kinds of touchy subjects. I wouldn't say this movie was great but it is worth watching. I don't know how old Julia Stiles is in real life but I would guess she was older than 14 when this was filmed. Some good splatter but just wish they would of threw a couple more victims in for good measure. Check this out if you like movies like The Stepfather and American Beauty. Although this movie is much different than those two they are similar in genre. Slasher Reviewer gives this wicked flick three thumbs up out of the full 5!!Check it out if you are a fan of Sam Boone or The Furlong Mansion killings!!Sorry Charlie, that's a Sam Boone quote from the movie!

Jay hall Wicked is a extremely bizzare film, there is such a varied mix of ideas that it is very hard to keep track of the story, the ideas are good ones there's a bit of who dunnit, murder, intrigue, sex, deception, being physcotic, dealing with you dad getting a new girlfriend and much more but Wicked just cant seem to link them altogether to make a good strong cohirent plot. The main story is after a women has a huge row with her daughter she is murdered in a very brutal manner, the police are trying to track down the killer but are having very little luck. All the way through the film the tension is very high and the atmosphere is very good, there a immense who dunnit as the writers throw in suspects left, right and centre. There is also a very intriguing plot twist when the daughter becomes ever obsessed with her dad. The gorey scenes are also very brutal for a 15 certificate. Julia Stiles puts in a good performance as a character who through the course of the film you see slowly going over the edge, the rest of the cast are very good to its just a shame that the poor writing let them down. Most of the film is quite good, going along at a good pace and adding more and more plot twists, but the ending is just the most ludicrous thing I have ever seen, you never really find out who killed the mum and its just a excuse for the to be a total blood bath, where people get there heads smashed in, their feet cut and a hole blasted through their heart.

gridoon What's the use of watching movies if you're unwilling or too prejudiced to spot a genuinely talented filmmaker, regardless of the genre (or the budget) he's working with? Michael Steinberg shows, in this particular movie at least, that he is such a talent; his virtuosity is reminiscent of De Palma in his prime (think "Body Double"), and some of his subjective tracking shots would put Carpenter to shame. It's true that the script is formulaic and unoriginal (has a great twist ending, though). But thanks to the direction and the good performances in each and every role, "Wicked" is a taut, gripping and occasionally steamy little thriller. Worth a look for anyone with even a passing interest in the genre. (**1/2)