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The Empty Man
Directed by
David Prior
R
2020
2h 17m
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6.2
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A retired cop links mysterious disappearances to a mystical urban legend.
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The Empty Man Ratings & Reviews
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...an ambitious misfire that might've worked had it topped out at an hour and a half.
Horror Movie Club Podcast
Brian Bisesi
After an exciting 22 minute opening sequence, the film falls into a dull, investigative structure with brief but effective moments of horror peppered throughout. It nets out to an enjoyable ride.
Fanfare
Akos Peterbencze
The Empty Man is ambiguous by design. Prior's approach to the material is slightly experimental, but he's always confident to ask the most intriguing questions.
Jordy Reviews It
Jordy Sirkin
The beauty of The Empty Man really lies within the first 20-minutes. Once over, it feels disconnected from the rest of the film, which morphs into a mediocre, and sometimes predictable, early 2000s horror.
PopMatters
Danny Anderson
The most terrifying thing about The Empty Man's story is that nihilism eventually wins the day.
The Ringer
Adam Nayman
...its conspiratorial, extremely online subtext is perfectly suited to at-home viewing, even as its widescreen style demands theatrical scale.
Decider
Johnny Loftus
Engaging enough as a film that's having a whole lot of fun with its premise.
Alternate Ending
Tim Brayton
Messy, but bracingly so.
DrumDums
Lee McCoy
The name, the timing and current horror landscape weren't doing David Prior's ambitious boogey man tale any favors. But wrapped around all that is a passion project that is thought provoking and beautifully crafted. There's plenty to spook as well.
ChrisStuckmann.com
Chris Stuckmann
Remarkably ambitious and challenging. The Empty Man defies categorization. An exceptional directorial debut.
The Spool
Jonah Koslofsky
As it stands, I can think of a lot of better ways to spend two-hours and sixteen minutes.
AIPT
Nathaniel Muir
Undermarketed and overlooked, the story is a fine one that gets a little too ambitious for its own good at times. Strong performance and unique take make this worth a watch.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
A truly surreal and strange piece of work, anchored by some top-notch craft elements, but weakened a bit by a bloated running time and a conclusion that likely left the few people who saw it in theaters more annoyed than thrilled.
OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)
Linda Cook
'The Empty Man' will fill you with dread.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
"Empty" is an apt way to describe this overlong and sluggish supernatural horror pic.
Common Sense Media
Jeffrey M. Anderson
This long, slow-burn sci-fi tale takes its simple "urban legend" idea into ambitious territory, but, by the time it wraps up, it all makes too little sense to justify sitting through it.
Bloody Disgusting
Meagan Navarro
While it does offer a new angle on a familiar horror setup, spinning into an entirely different subgenre in the process, The Empty Man stretches out an underbaked idea to an excruciating degree.
The Film Stage
John Fink
A meticulously-crafted feature film debut.
The Only Critic
Nate Adams
Empty is an understatement.
Rue Morgue Magazine
Michael Gingold
Not at all the movie that its trailers are selling--and in this case, that's a good thing.
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