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The Tall Man (2012)
WOW... JUST... what the heck? ... BLOWN AWAY
Alright, there may be a few small-ish spoilers within this review pertaining to the context of the story but not necessarily what actually happens in the film. I would also like to point out that I have taken many college level film studies classes (oh snap) which doesn't mean all that much but I have studied film and story more than the average joe.
Wow. Just wow.
Uh. So I started watching this not expecting all too much. Midway through I was at the edge of my seat trying to figure out what exactly was going on. This film had me being rung out like a wet washcloth (behold my brilliant analogy). That is to say, it had many story twists that had me, and is sure to have you, thinking "what is going on here?" and wanting that question to be answered.
(warning spoilers ahead) For a good deal of the movie I was hoping that the tall man character was indeed some sort of supernatural force, mostly because I enjoy that in a story, but lets face it that is nothing new and certainly wouldn't be too incredibly surprising. But boy, was I pleasantly shocked with the reveal. This is one of those stories that instead of painting the good and evil as two very easily distinguished things, we are left with this intense blurring of the two, and you have to ask yourself where is the morality in this? I mean, there might be some very obvious ones to you, like children getting kidnapped. But getting past that really has every other action riding on the fence.
I don't want to say anything more, but I think you should watch this movie, especially if you are a fan of movies with twists! It was well worth writing a review for.
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)
In a world where originality cannot be found in horror...
This, my fellow movie watchers, is where we catch a glimpse of true artistry. Most of us know that the reason that the horror genre gets such terrible ratings most the time is because we've all seen the same crap over and over again. And it gets old after a while. We can thank directors like Alfred Hitchcock for making practically every original thought for horror films. But dare I say it, I should emphasize the "practically." This movie, was awesome. It didn't try to pull every popular string to draw the mainstream audience in (that is addicted to seeing the same trash show up over and over again and call it "scary") and it didn't seek to simply get views and something to watch once to say you did to all your friends. This film actually requires the audience to work. I know, daunting task right? Almost a horror in itself. But come on, aren't we a little tired of just having most if not all the answers come to us, with very few questions asked? This film shot down the traditional and gave us a little originality, something that is VERY hard to find. Give it a watch and see for yourself. SPOILER ALERT: Yes, the ending is abrupt. Yes, it may leave you wanting more. But isn't that an amazing feeling? Tell me another recent film ESPECIALLY in the horror category that actually left you wanting a sequel? I can't name one. I doubt I could even name one if I gave it some thought, which I won't bother to do because like my belief in God I have faith that the horror movies I've seen lately excluding Rosalind Leigh seriously suck and aren't worth remembering. Trust me, I am hard on movies.
If you like both a film that asks you questions and is deeply metaphorically and religiously compelling, watch this movie.