The Tall Grass, based on the 2012 Stephen King and Joe Hill story, creates a feeling of unease and tension with an uncomplicated but layered storyline that unfolds entirely within a strange field of grass. The movie is strong in its creation of mood, performances from the cast, and visual style, though it has problems with things making sense and raises numerous uncertainties regarding the characters and the main puz…

Patrick Wilson gives an extremely theatrical performance, and honestly, I appreciated that. It's true that Stephen King adaptations have been really good lately, but _In the Tall Grass_ doesn't measure up to what we’ve seen recently. At least, not in terms of its overall quality. Final rating:★★½ - There was a lot here that I liked, but it didn’t fully come together.

In The Tall Grass suffers from weak dialogue and a story idea that needed more development. Stephen King appears to have an endless supply of material for adaptation, so much so that his son is attempting to follow in his father’s footsteps by writing horror stories as well. When the two generations collaborated on a short story about a strange field, it should have evoked memories of King's past work and established…

“In the Tall Grass” is a Netflix film adapted from a short story/novella by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. To be upfront, I haven’t read the original story, so I can't comment on how closely this movie follows it; instead, I'll evaluate the film itself, and there aren’t many positive things to say. The story begins with two siblings, Cal and Becky, who is pregnant, as they drive through Kansas—a welcome change…