Wicker

The film is a strange and captivating fable about men and women within and without the institution of marriage navigating both all-consuming destructive envy and the urge to forge life-affirming connections even if they come at a price.

Ms Colman is great when she is mooching, but even better when she has a smile lighting up her face. The secret to making us believe in men made of wicker who make wild love to real-life women lies in the actors' complete commitment to their parts. This strange, wondrous fable hits the mark more often than not.

It's a smart take from married directors Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer, though occasionally social commentary comes at the expense of a more sprightly tone, and the pacing can be a little inconsistent. Still, they keep their eye on the characters and the love story, and find a way to weave it all together beautifully. It's sexy if not quite as saucy as the internet hoped, and instead succeeds best as a quirky fable with a lot of heart.

'Wicker' dares to be different and transforms a bizarre story into a pleasantly refreshing watch. The film is engaging and interesting, cleverly weaving in social satire through its plot, with wonderful performances by the cast that add to the viewing pleasure.

Wicker is possibly one of the year's most unexpected cinematic delights. It is a wickedly funny, occasionally unsettling exploration of loneliness, marriage, desire and the expectations people place on one another, anchored by Olivia Colman's wonderfully layered performance and Alexander Skarsgård's surprisingly endearing romantic fantasy.

Wicker delivers a non-Disneyfied, distinctly weird fantasy that is alive to grown-up feelings. Beautifully shot by Lol Crawley, with a matching score by Anna Meredith, Wicker is among the most outlandish, and enchanting, odd couple romances in recent memory.