The more pressing affliction in Pascal Laugier's film is the absence of chills, logic and coherence.
The Tall Man
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United States, Canada, France · 2012
Rated R · 1h 46m
Director Pascal Laugier
Starring Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie, Jakob Davies
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and in a few months it will also be paved with unwatched DVD copies of The Tall Man.
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
Ultimately his story draws more energy from class than from criminality: awash in sludgy browns and rotting greens - the colors of poverty and decomposition - this unpredictable oddity is a little bonkers but a lot original.
Spits out enough scares and twists to maintain our interest, but the film's psycho-sociological layer is almost as cheesy and unconvincing as its low-rent action scenes.
In easily her best performance - and sadly, one few will see, given the film's modest release strategy - Jessica Biel stars as a single mother in Cold Rock, Washington.
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