Movie Waffle | In the Tall Grass (2019) - Anti-Kansan Propaganda

In the Tall Grass (2019) directed by Vincenzo Natali -

Anti-Kansan propaganda on my Netflix!

Jokes aside, I quite like simple horror. Minimalist, even. Probably why I'm such a sucker for found footage films; the camera work automatically draws in the audience so that the plot can really emphasize the spookiness of a situation. My point being that I enjoy the way a writer/director's vision can more easily be communicated if there isn't a bunch of pretentious tosh getting in the way.


ItTG follows twins Beck and Cal as they drive cross-country. In the middle of some non-descript square state, the duo are lured into a grassy field by calls for help. Soon they discover that they cannot escape, and that they must put faith in their sharp wits and ironclad familial bond to survive.


Are you reading this imdb? Can I be a synopsis writer now?


Time loops. Now that's a horror concept I haven't seen in a while. Could have done without the crappy CGI nightmares and cult/religious undertones that pop in-and-out like me running to the bathroom when I try eating more fiber. Same with the spooky cell phone calls—I thought I was watching "In the Tall Grass" not another let's play of "Sara is Missing".


Also poor Patrick Wilson. Always being forced into these crazy stepdouche-esque roles. What did he do to deserve being the bad guy in so many movies? He isn't even British!


In conclusion, ItTG is a nice concept that tries a little too hard to make itself "one of the big guys". This leads to a feeling that ItTG is constantly fighting against its setting—not knowing where or how to commit itself. The movie's charm—like Beck's copy of "Jane Eyre"—is ephemeral: sometimes it's in frame, and other times the production crew f'ed up and forgot about it.

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