The movie itself draws on too long, and eventually goes past at least two potential endings and heads right into the ridiculous.
– Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News,
30 Aug 2012
fresh:
"The Tall Man" opens like a ghost story and closes with its feet firmly in the real world. Until then, Pascal Laugier's chilly little thriller manhandles our sympathies and gladdens our eyes in almost equal measure.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2012
rotten:
"The Tall Man" spits out enough scares and twists to maintain our interest, but the film's psycho-sociological layer is almost as cheesy and unconvincing as its low-rent action scenes.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
31 Aug 2012
rotten:
Long on atmosphere and short on sense, "The Tall Man" becomes less gripping as it grows more ridiculous.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Aug 2012
fresh:
If you're a parent who ever, for one cold-sweat second, lost sight of your child at a playground - "The Tall Man" will tap into your darkest fears. And then make them even darker.