In the poor town of Cold Rock, Washington, children disappear daily because of a man the town calls the Tall Man and the town that comes together to solve this mystery. Julia (Jessica Biel) is the local nurse who is just trying to survive in this tough town with her son but he too disappears at the hands of the Tall Man.
There are many reasons why this film could have been good. Director Pascal Laugier made the famous film Martyrs which some consider one of the most grisly horror films of all-time which also included some brutal scenes involving women. The Tall Man features the plot of lost children which is not the most original thing in horror movies but it is scary in it's own right. In the end though, The Tall Man is perfectly fine for what it is but could have been so much more.
The film relies solely on a twist near the end. It is a twist that shows the film has some creative bones in it's story but you can see it coming miles away. It also gives no back-story putting us in a position where it is hard to follow and we become lost. Once we get to know this villain, we see that it is a character that is not given much to do. We also have no idea how the Tall Man is able to take the kids, his motive for doing this and also the third act is full of well....nothing.
The Tall Man is a film with a few good ideas with a creative atmosphere but it is simply way too simple and plain. It is cool to see Jessica Biel in a horror film which is not a common thing but I also wouldn't be surprised if she was casted because of her sex appeal. The Tall Man makes fine watching for a dull day but there is nothing here that makes this more than a matinee film.
2.5/5
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