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The Tall Man

2 Ratings: 2.5
A 2012 film written and directed by Pascal Laugier

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review by . October 07, 2012
posted in Movie Hype
**1/2 out of ****    He might have toned down the gore significantly and emphasized more on sheer atmosphere for the sake of it, but Pascal Laugier's "The Tall Man" is no less polarizing than the film that put him on the map as a director to watch, "Martyrs". Some people hated that film while others loved it, and I found myself in the latter group; as a horror film, it is not merely another standard high-body-count torture porn exercise, but rather an intelligent, provocative, …
review by . September 01, 2012
posted in Movie Hype
Star Rating:         The Tall Man is a great deal more thought-provoking and complicated than the poster, the trailer, and even the title all suggest. This works both for and against it. On the one hand, it’s refreshing that the filmmakers aimed for something a bit more original and stimulating than a routine thriller with slasher overtones, which is how it has been marketed. On the other hand, their aim might have been too high; what’s ultimately revealed …
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