Reviews — Tall Girl
Audience write-ups from TMDB
Peter McGinn
I recently saw another review of Tall Girl on this site, and I believe it's the only one rated as low as 1 star here on TMDB. There are definitely many negative reviews at that other movie information website. I understand some criticisms about how much emphasis is placed on someone being bullied because of their height, suggesting it’s unrealistic. It feels exaggerated, at least. If Jodi had played basketball ins…
The Movie Diorama
Tall Girl undermines its own point with an excessive display of marginalized defiance. The main character delivers a line like, "You think your life is hard?" in a patronizing way, as if someone were undergoing a forced and unpleasant self-help session. It must be genuinely difficult for her. I actually felt some sympathy for her sadness. Being a young, attractive, privileged white girl who measures six foot one real…


