Really Surprised!

Fantastic!

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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.

I loved the movie! Well, the message itself, is certainly upbeat. I can't really remember too many films with an ending such as this. Maybe The Bad Seed .... just spooky .... but, entertaining. There is so many interesting things going on in this film. The parents, the kids, the neighbors, etc. Obviously, somewhere along the line it seems that each and every person is put under a spell of some sort. Creepy. In reality, the way I view it, these are actors .... we are the audience, plain & simple. Guess hat? I just totally adored the gorgeous house! Who was the wonderful set-decorator? They should get an award! Those blue/violet drapes, remember those? What about the Fabe walls in all those different hues! AWESOME ... where can I purchase these panels is what I'd like to know? For those of you who have not seen this film, do so, & enjoy. Well, only if you can tolerate murder ... sorry. Can't wait until cable runs it again! Maybe I should just purchase it for my movie library ~ yeah, it's THAT good!

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!

Oedipal lolita movies (what a combination) really haven't been done much. This movie is not about the horror without (Jason Voorhees, etc.), but the horror within, right down to setting the movie inside a "gated community".This is a great little horror movie set as a family drama. However, when it started I was almost groaning - oh no, not another movie aimed at _that_ demographic! When Ellie drives her Toyota (are 14-year olds allowed to drive?) into her gated community and threatens to run away "to Los Angeles" with her pink suitcase again and again, I was seriously questioning what direction the movie was going to take. However, after mom gets offed and Ellie starts taking over her role and even her clothes, things started to get interesting (although I can't believe Julia Stiles and Chelsea Field having the same size, but that's just a quibble).When ex-nanny (and now lover/wife) Lena tells Ellie that it's just natural to have a crush on daddy and that she'll soon have sex with a real boyfriend and forget all about it, she is exhibiting what in Puritan influenced Anglosaxon cultures would be attempted to be beaten down as "sluttiness" but what in the rest of Northwestern Europe is simply straightforwardness/sobriety/matter-of-fact-ness, etc. I cannot emphasise enough that I liked the Louise Myrback's Lena character _a lot_. No bs, just the facts. I like that.Anyway. There are lots of "moments" in this movie that defy that normal horror movie chills. When they're all sleeping in the same bed and father Ben calls his dead wife's name and Ellie responds with "daddy...". Michael Parks as the Mark Fuhrman-like character. Just the sort of guy you would like sniffing around your everyday business. Right.Wicked is a pretty good little entry into the horror movie genre.