{"id":3657,"date":"2016-07-30T09:57:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T13:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3657"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:24:06","slug":"the-tall-man-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3657","title":{"rendered":"The Tall Man-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Tall Man-2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Pascal Laugier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Jessica Biel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #457<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70242985.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3658\" src=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70242985-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70242985\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70242985-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/70242985.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 30, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tall Man (2012) is a horror\/thriller\/message movie that stars Jessica Biel as Julia Denning, a nurse living in rural Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The town&#8217;s children begin disappearing and are abducted by a mysterious creature named &#8220;The Tall Man&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Is he a legend or a reality? When Julia&#8217;s son is the next victim, she sets out to solve the mystery.<\/p>\n<p>The aging mining town of Cold Rock is the setting for the film, and it is perfect, with all the necessary elements: a remote, secluded location and creepy townspeople.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, The Tall Man has an interesting premise, and the ending is somewhat of a surprise, though rushed, so it&#8217;s an interesting experience.<\/p>\n<p>The plot is so far-fetched and convoluted at times that it is tough to follow and take seriously.<\/p>\n<p>I am not a fan of Jessica Biel, and I find her acting subpar, but she is adequate in her starring role and delivers a compelling performance as a haggard mom.<\/p>\n<p>Given the actress&#8217;s good looks, I didn&#8217;t buy her as a blue-collar, small-town type.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the film, I felt something was missing, but I couldn&#8217;t put my finger on it.<\/p>\n<p>A decent thriller, but nothing more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tall Man-2012 Director Pascal Laugier Starring Jessica Biel Scott&#8217;s Review #457 Reviewed July 30, 2016 Grade: B- The Tall Man (2012) is a horror\/thriller\/message movie that stars Jessica Biel as Julia Denning, a nurse living in rural Washington. The town&#8217;s children begin disappearing and are abducted by a mysterious creature named &#8220;The Tall Man&#8221;. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3657\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Tall Man-2012<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,13,204],"tags":[12583,3479,12582,3478,12585,12586,12584],"class_list":["post-3657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2012-films","category-horror-films","category-thrillers","tag-janet-wright","tag-jessica-biel","tag-jodelle-ferland","tag-pascal-laugier","tag-samantha-ferris","tag-stephen-mchattie","tag-william-b-davis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3657"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24345,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657\/revisions\/24345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}