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The Tall Man
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
Release : | 2012 |
Rating : | 5.9 |
Studio : | SND, Highwire Pictures, Forecast Pictures, |
Crew : | Art Department Coordinator, Construction Coordinator, |
Cast : | Jessica Biel Jodelle Ferland Stephen McHattie Jakob Davies William B. Davis |
Genre : | Horror Thriller Mystery |
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A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
I just saw this 3 year old film today, watching it twice. It is an amazing film, giving the initial illusion of being a horror picture, but gradually revealing it to be a suspense-drama. Jessica Biel gives a bravura performance I had no idea she was capable of. There are more twists and turns than any 10 films combined. And while some of the reviewers who panned the film thought it sanctioned an evil idea, the ending, which was perfect, was far from an endorsement. It leaves the viewers with a lot to think about and discuss. Extremely clever take on how the road to hell can be paved with good intentions. Makes my top fifty out of over the nearly 3,000 films I have seen in my 74 years.
Some fine atmosphere, and some beautifully wintry British Columbian locations, are wasted in "The Tall Man", a thriller by writer-director Pascal Laugier.The plot? In a poverty stricken mining town, children have begun disappearing. These kidnappings are blamed on "the Tall Man", a mysterious figure who may or may not exist. To say anything more about the plot would be to spoil things. Suffice to say that "The Tall Man's" final act consists of a series of massively unexpected twists, all of which have vaguely political overtones. Silly, implausible and not conducive of excitement, the audacity of these twists is nevertheless something to be marvelled at. "The Tall Man" stars a struggling-to-be-taken-seriously Jessica Biel.6/10 – Worth one viewing.
From a technical standpoint, its professionally made. Audio sounds particularly impressive. That said, the story is a whole load of nothing. Jessica Biel is attractive.*warning, massive spoiler alert coming up* The most unexpected member of the community, an attractive nurse (Jessica Biel) is involved in the taking of children from underprivileged families and allowing them to lead a better life with wealthy people. All the while, the families of the missing children put the disappearances down to a mystery character called the Tall Man, who is believed to live in the woods. The nurse believes, by doing what she is doing, she is breaking the cycle of white trash having children only for them to grow up and turn into white trash and have children.How this film got the green light remains a mystery. It's estimated budget was $18,200,000. A figure obtained from IMDb. There's no way this film could have made it's money back.2/10
I rarely give movies from the 21st century 10/10 stars, mainly because of bad acting, CGI and soundtrack that just can't compare to movies of the 20th century. But The Tall Man has everything from brilliant acting to an original story.Filmed on the opposite side of where I live in Canada, The Tall Man has British Columbia scenery that looks simply amazing. I won't give away too much of the plot; basically a small mining town is slowly but surely fading away and children go missing all the time. A nurse, Julia, begins investigating when her own son goes missing, and the urban legend of the "tall man" turns out to be something no one expects, especially when it turns out that Julia isn't the innocent mom she pretends to be.Combine Sinister (2012) with Wicked Little Things (2006), and you'll get somewhat the themes in The Tall Man. It was so great to see my favorite actor, William B. Davis, in a role as Sheriff Chestnut, the mining town's police officer. I really missed the Cigarette Smoking Man when the X-Files was cancelled so it was really cool to see him in a role in this movie. I loved the story, it wasn't scary so much as interesting and compelling, and it was the most original movie plot I've seen in a while.The soundtrack was pretty good, not to mention the Canadian scenery (I'm Atlantic Canadian but B.C. is a beautiful place and a great film location). At the ending, the movie sort of leaves a lingering sadness behind and I am glad to have bought it on DVD.I highly recommend this movie, it's definitely worth watching and one of the best movies of 2012 in my opinion.