In the Tall Grass

A huge disappointment across the board, as I expected a far more polished experience from Stephen King's story and the director of the original Cube. The trailer got me incredibly excited; it never even crossed my mind that King had written a book years ago about grass that sort of lives and plays with everyone who steps onto its territory. Don’t get me wrong, the initial thirty minutes were excellent, the characters seemed likable, the story was picking up well, and I was genuinely on edge the whole time. However, as time went on, the incessant screaming of each character started to grate on my nerves, the plot got increasingly tangled (which wouldn't have bothered me if there had been a decent resolution, but there wasn't), and it honestly started to bore me. The only aspect of the film that maintained a high standard throughout was the audiovisual aspect. You could immediately tell that the budget probably had a lot of zeros. But that doesn't change the fact that, all things considered, it was simply weak. I’m giving it 45%. (10/13/2019)

There are tons of genre movies that feature a space-time paradox, and so In the Tall Grass really needed to come up with something innovative and interesting in order to rise above all the others. However, it is unfortunately not a very imaginative movie, and is very repetitive, and watching it can only bring some mild satisfaction at best from a completely forgettable horror one-off. In the worst case, it will cause indignation over the wasted potential of the cast (Patrick Wilson has a pretty terrible role here) and the engagement of a once promising horror movie director, who has today somehow lost his touch. (11/16/2019)

The director of Cube, along with Netflix and Stephen King, made a mindfuck that I didn't buy at all. It starts of weell. Tall grass, lost people and a chance to develop an interesting mythology with unknown rules, but the creators start to weave in complex time loops in which the viewer gets even more lost than the people in the grass themselves. The film tries to look smart, but it's more of a plot potluck without any sense, and I really hate it when a character dies and is soon there again, over and over. There are no jump-scares or gore either, so a really uninteresting and very boring affair for me at least. 40% (10/07/2019)

A fairly gratifying storyline about a cursed field where several people get lost, only to collide in various ways and have strange things happening to them. And there’s plenty of strange things happening, thanks to which you don’t have much chance to get bored. Though, on the other hand, it all starts to look quite random, like a bizarre bric-a-brac that is never explained. If someone wants to dig deeper into it, they can blast the film with a clear conscience. But I had fun, I don’t care. (10/04/2019)

I am telling myself that if Netflix wanted to break through in something, it would be the horror genre. Based on Stephen King’s book, directed by a director from the list of Americans who now own this genre, actors with unfamiliar names cast as main characters and what’s more, with Patrick Wilson. I have to admit that In the Tall Grass creates a proper atmosphere. It is a pity that it is such a crap. (12/31/2019)