Wicker Park

Wicker Park

  • Director: Paul McGuigan
  • Writer: Gilles Mimouni,Brandon Boyce
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Japanese
  • Release date: September 3, 2004
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Obsessed
  • "Wicker Park" is an American romance film directed by Paul McQuegan and starring Josh Hartnett and Rose Byrne . It is a remake of the 1996 French film " The Apartment " and was released on September 3, 2004.
    The film tells the story of a young Chicago investment banker who accidentally met a woman in a cafe.

    Details

    • Release date September 3, 2004
    • Filming locations Wicker Park, West Town, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lakeshore Entertainment, Mel's Cite du Cinema

    Box office

    Budget

    $30,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $13,001,257

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $5,467,281

    Gross worldwide

    $21,741,598

    Movie reviews

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    • By Melody 2022-04-22 07:01:37

      good movie

      Although this movie is a romance, it can be shot like this! It's a bit suspenseful, so that the audience won't just see the beauty of the protagonist, but it's the plot that attracts them more.
      It turned out to be like this! I was confused at first. I knew what the screenwriter was trying to say, but the more I read it, the more I felt, but I didn't know if it was right, and then I realized that this was a story of a secret love. And it also made people know that the pain of lovesickness...

    • By Hellen 2022-04-22 07:01:37

      Unique shooting techniques save ordinary trivia

      Mystery Apartment, also known as Wicker Park. It's actually a very simple romance. The second woman fell in love with the first man, so she deliberately made a stumbling block, causing the two to misunderstand and separate.
      The story is mundane: Matthew (Josh Hartnett) returns to Chicago, and at a meeting before going to China, he finds the trace of Lisa, a woman he didn't know whereabouts two years ago, but he loves, so he temporarily delays going abroad to find Lisa. . The story is very...

    • By Edgardo 2022-04-22 07:01:37

      The treasure in the romance movie, why is the rating so low? Because the director and actor are not famous? Or is it because of insufficient publicity?

      The film's narrative technique is very high, using various memories, so it is a bit confusing in understanding. But very deep. The two-year-long love separation between the protagonists finally still has a lover who finally gets married. The love between them is still so deep in the past two years. They can't see each other for a long time. The most uncomfortable thing is the missed one. Pity and regret. And it's no coincidence, it's what ALEX does in it, she's breaking up the couple on...

    • By Winnifred 2022-04-22 07:01:37

      How to get along with the opposite sex you admire and make him notice you

      After watching this movie, I always feel that this happy ending is not real at all, and after watching it, I always feel suffocated. Alex's fiery love is exchanged for a third party who destroys other people's feelings, while the beautiful and moving stunner Lisa has gained unparalleled love in the dark. Is this the so-called fate? What an irony. The most embarrassing thing is that a man whom he loves so much loves his best friend, a beautiful and moving best friend.
         Could it be that...

    • By Kimberly 2022-04-22 07:01:37

      sad tears

      Alex is unmistakably selfish, knowing that Matthew and Lisa love each other deeply, but he is willing to break them up. Alex's behavior can be said to be very immoral, but what is sensible for people who are carried away by love? He was the only one in his mind, everything was to get her, the fanatical emotions were the same as when Matthew met Lisa for the first time, but it was a pity that Matthew didn't know about it at all, and Alex was a step late, and when he slipped, he hated him for...

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    • By General 2023-08-23 12:43:02

      Well, I admit I'm self-abuse. happy ending is not my thing. PS: With the same story, why can you shoot two tones with such different...

    • By Curtis 2023-06-16 13:17:03

      The secret love is terrible, the male pig's feet are so...

    • By Wiley 2023-06-12 10:08:25

      I cry, it's a pity that the original version has been hidden for so long, but I read the reprint first. But the story is really good, the structure and narrative technique are great. The soundtrack is also quite popular, and the whole is easy to accept. The female protagonist is bleak, especially in the early emotional scenes, or she is actually the second female lead. The idol drama temperament of the male protagonist is very suitable for this role. Overall, the best place to watch is not the...

    • By Leonard 2023-06-07 18:04:38

      How to turn a literary, erotic, and thrilling French film into a pure dog-blood Hollywood drama, please see this film. How could you possibly compare to Monica and Vincent! !...

    • By Vallie 2023-05-30 19:56:26

      The only scene I like is the first time we met in a shoe store, and I thought I was rejected, but found that there was a date on the shoe box, haha, great. Think about the lingering entanglement with the last airport like this, what a wonderful...

    Movie plot

    Matthew ( Josh Hartnett ) is a young Chicago investment banker. Two years ago, a girl he was deeply in love with disappeared from his life without leaving a trace. Matthew was hit hard by this. Fell into deep pain. Now, he has returned to this sad place again, trying to untie this inexplicable heart knot from the unbearable past. In order to get rid of this nightmare, Matthew even hopes to meet a completely different type of girl in...
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    Controversy starring

    The first actor to be appointed by the director and producer as the leading actor was Brendan James Fraser, who became famous for his starring roles in " Tarzan of the Apes " and "The Return of the Mummy " . However, because it is difficult for both parties to reach a compromise on the issue of the film's remuneration-Fisher offered a price of 10 million US dollars, and the entire budget of the film was only 30 million US dollars....
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    Evaluation action

    The film is a rearrangement of the English version of the 1996 French thriller "The Apartment". As the film critics expected, this remake used beautiful actors to cover up the mediocrity of the film. Because the film omits too many story plots in the original works, the audience feels very obscure and difficult to understand when watching the movie. In fact, the more the director and screenwriter tried to make the audience better...
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    Movie quotes

    • [Matthew let's Alex try and tell him and Luke the whole story]

      Matthew: What do you think, Alex? I mean you know the whole story.

      Alex: It's easy to stand back and judge. You don't now anything about this woman.

      Matthew: I know that she has no conscience, and no regard for anyone but herself. I mean, what else do I need to know?

      Alex: You make yourself into such a victim. Nobody made you be with her. You can't even see what a hypocrite you're being.

      Matthew: I'm being a hypocrite? How am I being a hypocrite?

      Alex: Yes, you are!

      Luke: Whoa, whoa, whoa. You, guys. Hey, relax.

      Matthew: No, Luke. Hey, hold on. Alex, I'd like for you to explain to me on how I'm being a hypocrite.

      Alex: Who's to say, this woman hasn't been in love with you for a really long time? And now that she found you again, she wasn't about to let you go twice.

      Matthew: What?

      Alex: Maybe... The first time she saw you, maybe she felt the way you did the first time you saw Lisa. You remember that. Love makes you do crazy things. Insane things. Things in a million years you never thought you'd see yourself do. But here you are doin' it. Can't help it.

      Luke: Jesus Christ. Lighten up, you guys. This woman... She's a nut. She's psycho. She's Cuckoo-Bananas, all right? End of story.

    • [Alex finally tells Matthew the truth]

      Matthew: You knew she was here the whole time?

      Alex: [Alex reaches into her bag and grabs the envelop she was suppose to give to Matthew two years earlier] This belongs to you. It's from her.

      Lisa: [Lisa's words in the letter] Matt, please don't think that I'm running away from you. I was so overwhelmed when you asked me to move in, I couldn't speak. My answer, of course, is yes. I love you, and can't wait to come home.

      Alex: [Alex in tears] I'm not going to apologize for what I've done. This is for me to live with now. Now you see me for who I am.

      Matthew: Yes, I do.

    • [Matthew leaves off in a rush just before Luke returns back to Alex at the table]

      Luke: That guy. He's, um... More drama than a Mexican soap opera.

      Alex: Luke! This... This is over.

      Luke: What's over?

      Alex: Us.

      Luke: How can it be over? We haven't even started yet.

      Alex: I'm not who you think I am. I used you.

      [Alex leaves Luke there by himself]