In the Tall Grass. Vincenzo Natali. 2019. ☆☆☆★★★
So what’s this then? A Children of the Corn remix?
Oh, it’s based on a shortish story by Stephen King. It’s about a pregnant woman and a a guy lost in … tall… grass? What is that grass anyway? Doesn’t look like papyrus? I guess it’s just a field of magically tall grass.
I guess because if it was corn it’d be like a copyright issue.
Hm:
It’s rather astonishing how fast Vincenzo Natali’s “In the Tall Grass” completely loses your interest.
Hm… I’m half an hour in, and I’m still interested. I mean, it isn’t scary, but as horror movies go, it’s like an 80s homage horror movie. I don’t mind that.
I’m reminded of the Mad parody of Stephen King stories in general: “Er, I need to write something! But what haven’t I done…. Oh! Ironing boards! This one is going to be about a haunted ironing board that kills people! Clack clack!”
But it does drag on a bit. It feels like it should be over after three quarters of an hour, but we’re only at the halfway point by then. But I guess the twists do keep coming… even if they aren’t very… interesting…
It’s not like I’d recommend this movie to anybody or anything, but I found it entertaining enough. I mean, for a stupid horror movie.
The gross-out bits the end are pretty gratuitous.
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