I do love Olivia Colman.

She was the main reason I chose to go to this movie because it seemed to be a weird film.

Surprisingly, I enjoyed this movie a lot.

According to IMDB, “An ostracized fisherwoman commissions the local basketmaker to weave her a husband, but when her wicker creation proves unexpectedly extraordinary, his presence ignites jealousy and upheaval that threatens their quiet village.“

This movie was very funny and the chemistry between Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård was excellent. I was surprised how invested I was with the relationship between Fisherwoman and Wicker Husband. When the conflict was brought into the story, I was really worried about the end result.

The fairy tale was a lot of fun, and it was also quite sexual, unexpectedly so.

The supporting cast of the other villagers was a great list of actors including Elizabeth Debicki, Peter Dinklage, Gustav Lindh, Máté Mészáros, Ben Ashenden, Scott Alexander Young, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Ella Bruccoleri, Marli Siu, Phil Daniels, Nabhaan Rizwan, Emily Lloyd-Saini, and Daniel Bellus.

It was funny that the story never gives you any real names. They were all Fisherwoman or The Basketmaker or The Tailor’s Wife. This did give it the fairy tale feel to it.

I appreciated that they did not try to go into any real explanation for how Peter Dinklage was able to create a Wicker Husband. He just was able to do so.

This was a lot of fun and I found myself unexpectedly engaged with everything the show was giving me. I do love Olivia Colman, and she is an actor that I believe will elevate even the worst material. Here, she did not have to do that because the film was strong and only made stronger with her performance.

4.5 stars