The Empty Man (2020)
2.9 of 5 from 58 ratings
2h 17min
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- Synopsis:
- After a group of teens from a small Midwestern town begin to mysteriously disappear, the locals believe it is the work of an urban legend known as The Empty Man. As a retired cop investigates and struggles to make sense of the stories, he discovers a secretive group and their attempts to summon a horrific, mystical entity, and soon his life - and the lives of those close to him - are in grave danger.
- Actors:
- James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Sasha Frolova, Samantha Logan, Evan Jonigkeit, Virginia Kull, Robert Aramayo, Ron Canada, Jessica Matten, Aaron Poole, Stephen Root, Jamie-Lee Money, Owen Teague, Joel Courtney, Phoebe Nicholls, Robert Coutts, Brian Steele, Marijke Bezuidenhout, Connor Dowds, Rebecca Makin-Taylor
- Directors:
- David Prior
- Producers:
- Stephen Christy, Ross Richie
- Writers:
- David Prior
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of The Empty Man
The first hour is great, then this horror based on a graphic novel gets very postmodern & meta. - The Empty Man review by PV
This film starts so well - the first hour is great.
Sadly then it gets very tricksy, meta, post-modern as SO many movies do these days. I just prefer straight horror takes - I liked MIDSOMMAR more than this, though themes are similar. It also reminded me of MR ROBOT a bit. And Stephen King's IT with the metaphysical element.
This is based on a graphic novel so may well be just following the source material.
This starts in Tibet or similar, and some hokum in what is a prologue lasting for the entire first act - then we are in the USA, before or after, I am not sure. The timelines are confusing here as is the story, BUT I just let it all wash over me.
VERY graphic violence too.
If the power of the first hour had continued, and this had not become all meta, then it';d be 4 stars. But it sags badly in the second half.
As it is, 3 stars.
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