The Tall Man

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The more pressing affliction in Pascal Laugier's film is the absence of chills, logic and coherence.

The Playlist by Drew Taylor

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.

New York Post by Kyle Smith

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.

The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias

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.