Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man is an exceedingly well-made and suspenseful thriller. The plot follows Sergeant Howie as he investigates the disappearance of a young girl on a small, private island. Impeccably paced, the movie gradually builds from an unsettling, eerie introduction to outright terror in its stunning, surprising finale. It sucks you in from the beginning and never lets you go.Technically, the movie worked, although it did not excel. The cinematography and editing were competent, although at times you could find band-aid cuts. The acting was a bit over-the-top, but on the whole quite believable. I thought the music was excessive at first, but after a while I understood how integral and necessary it was. The technical qualities of this movie aren't what impressed me; it was the mood and progression of the story. This is a quality film you don't want to pass up.
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070917/