In the Tall Grass

First off, I couldn't stand the awful visuals and camera work – digital grass, really? The intertwining timelines were intriguing, but ultimately didn’t deliver anything that knocked me off my feet, topped off with an unsatisfying resolution. In the Tall Grass feels like a 20-minute short unnecessarily stretched to 101 minutes, with Patrick Wilson delivering the worst performance of his career. I haven't read the original story, but this film didn't pique my interest enough to choose this one over other King novels. I usually enjoy minimalist films and horror, but this odd blend of Cube and Children of the Corn just didn't do it for me. Honestly, I expected more from Natali. (01/21/2020)

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)

So, Stephen King gave us "The Shining," then Stanley Kubrick made a movie based on the book, and now it feels like I just witnessed a film that drew some inspiration from it. Or did King decide to circle back and bring his son along for this journey back in time? I have to admit, the atmosphere was darkly captivating and genuinely unsettling, which was excellent. However, the story itself didn't quite grab me. The first ten to fifteen minutes had me hooked, but then it all started to loop and tangle together. Before I knew it, I was losing focus, feeling like a driver on a long journey whose eyelids were starting to droop, desperately relying on the side white line to jolt them awake (at least for a moment). Unfortunately, there wasn't anything to give me that jolt, so I found myself experiencing a few ten-second blackouts during the viewing. / Lesson learned: It might sound like a racial stereotype, but if you're going to venture into tall grass, do it with an experienced Vietnamese guide. (03/31/2024)

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)

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)