Summary
A documentary about the making of the Wickerman and the effect it had on the sons of the director.
This film really serves a duel role firstly as a making of the Wickerman featurette and then also as reflection over the life and times of its director Robin Hardy, the father of the documentarian.
I found the making of side of things to be quite interesting it is fascinating to learn about the history of the film and how it both came to be but then also died and rose again. As a fan of horror I always love a good making of documentary.
Where things slipped a little for me was in the more personal side of it, I thought that whilst it was interesting to learn about the man behind the camera and the lives he ruined, at times it almost had a hit piece like quality to it, and that then went after the film as well. Whilst I can understand the son, the documentarian, being angry at his dad as he did some heinous things to him, I think aiming that negativity in part at the film is misplaced and hurts it as the main people watching the documentary are fans of the film. It is complicated as that raw emotion is also a selling point of the film and adds to its uniqueness.
Overall, a good documentary that other than a few missteps into being a hit piece tells a fascinating story of a film that changed the lives of a lot of people.
4/5
Pros.
It is informative
It is entertaining
It shows the effect the film has had on people
Cons.
The hit piece like moments
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