Marketed as a sinister picture with heavy demonic overtones, “The Tall
Man” turns out to be something quite different, absent a juicy genre
hook to immediately pull viewers in. That’s not to say the film is
successful, but its intentions are unique, hoping to approach formulaic
scares with moralistic twist. It’s a shame the feature isn’t terribly
interesting beyond its central concept, laboring through pedestrian
chase sequences and flaccid confrontations. Writer/director Pascal
Laugier has a few inspired visual ideas to share, but what begins as an
intriguing Stephen King riff devolves into a Lifetime Original,
effectively burning off the potential of the complex misdirection. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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