Synopsis
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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Cast
- Jessica BielJulia Denning
- Jodelle FerlandJenny
- Stephen McHattieLt Dodd
- Jakob DaviesDavid
- William B. DavisSheriff Chestnut
- Samantha FerrisTracy
- Colleen WheelerMrs. Johnson
- Eve HarlowChristine
- Janet WrightTrish
- Ferne DowneyLady / Mrs. Parker Leigh
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
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. - 75
The A.V. Club
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. - 75
Slant Magazine
Illustrates the problem of class mobility with a dark, troubling premise that holds a harsh light up to our own assumptions and expectations. - 40
Los Angeles Times
Long on atmosphere and short on sense, The Tall Man becomes less gripping as it grows more ridiculous. - 38
New York Post
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. - 30
Village Voice
Once you get through the flaming, Bowser's Castle–like gauntlet of the rest of the story's implausibilities, you end up in a different movie than the one on the creepy poster. - 25
The Playlist
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. - 20
Boxoffice Magazine
The more pressing affliction in Pascal Laugier's film is the absence of chills, logic and coherence.
