The Tall Man (2012) - from Pascal Laugier (director of MARTYRS)

[legendarymatt92]

Originally Posted by Impossible

It's not an enjoyable film to endure that's for sure, but it's overall message is a powerful one. Personally I'd rather violence portrayed in this way as it shows it as the repugnant thing that it is, instead of just being something that's meaningless and throwaway.

Oh, I certainly commend aspects of it -- I think it's impressively horrific and its themes are important -- but I don't like it. I don't feel it should be liked because it's almost designed not to be; it tests the limits of film-making, it pushes the boundaries of decency and taste, in order to emotionally affect viewers in an unpleasant way.