The Tall Man (2012)
It'd be somewhat difficult to talk about this movie without spoiling the plot. But I'll try not to. To me, it was one of the year's anticipated movies as it comes from the director of 2008 French masterpiece
Martyrs...Pascal Laugier. No doubt, the guy is a great filmmaker who again comes with an original idea and delivers almost perfectly. And this time it becomes one of those kind of movies that turns out very different than the anticipation after watching the trailer or reading about the basic storyline or plot synopsis. I think in case of responses from the most genre fans, initially the film will suffer for the way they campaigned or promoted it as some sort of Boogeyman or Jeepers Creepers kind of flick. But this is more of a solid-dark thriller than Horror. After a decent build up & fine first half, it started to open up with its core content which leads the viewer to a bit shocking but questionable final revelation that may not be appreciated by the audience. Moreover, there were some plot holes that needed some answers & careful treatment. Jessica Biel (TCM remake) was great & gives a convincing performance.
Overall, I'm not sure about the others but I liked it, an interesting thriller.
>>: B+