Tall Girl

Tall Girl is a satirical American romantic comedy film directed by Nzingha Stewart, from a screenplay by Sam Wolfson. It was released by Netflix on September 13, 2019.

A sequel, Tall Girl 2, released on Netflix in 2022.

Plot
Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall.

Why It Lays Low

 * 1) The movie highly over-exaggerates Jodi's main 'flaw', making her out to be a complete social pariah, when in reality, she's just slightly taller than average, and they never really explore the advantages of being tall, like reaching a high place that no regular person can.
 * 2) The romance is all over the place, like how Stig invites Jodi over to watch a musical and even shares a kiss with her, although he already has a girlfriend.
 * 3) Jack is insanely unlikable, considering he tries to sabotage Jodi's crush on Stig. He's also kind of creepy since there's a scene where he sneaks into Jodi's house and strokes her face, all while she's asleep. That and this film glorifies these kinds of relationships, kind of like when Edward was being abusive to Bella in the Twilight series.
 * 4) The film ends with a generic "be proud of yourself" moral.
 * 5) The acting is mostly pretty bad, but Luke Eisner's performance is just terrible. He's supposed to be a Swedish foreign exchange student, but his accent is awful and often nonexistent.
 * 6) The characters have so little insults regarding Jodi's height that they use the phrase "How's the weather up there?" four times.
 * 7) Much like many bad films appealing to teens, the film uses language that no high school kid would ever say, which ends up making the film feel out of touch and dated.
 * 8) The film is entirely unoriginal, as it reuses nearly all of the high school film and romantic comedy cliches.
 * 9) The movie tries to implement some comedy, but almost every joke falls flat (or should we say, falls short).
 * 10) Jack nearly gets a love interest named Liz, who seems to be like a better fit for him, but it only results in him winding up with Jodi, making Liz's presence entirely pointless.
 * 11) All Jodi really does throughout the film is whine about her height, so she could come off as a bit annoying and unlikable (but then again, not as much as Jack). In fact, this is her entire personality, and it must explain why others don't like her.
 * 12) The illogical subplot about "unfashionable" Jodi versus her beauty-queen aspirant way shorter sister that is encouraged in her model aspirations by their family. In real life, models and beauty contestants are actually quite tall and women shorter than 1.70 m/5'7 '' are discouraged to pursue a professional career in such areas, so the one that their parents should be encouraged to become a model should be Jodi herself, which would negate one of the conflicts on the film.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Sabrina Carpenter and Steve Zahn give decent performances.
 * 2) There is one scene where Jack gets knocked over and hurt, which is rather satisfying to watch.

Reception
Tall Girl was met with mixed to negative reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critic approval rating of 44% and an average rating of 5.4/10. While a critic score is not present on Metacritic, the two critics that are listed, Movie Nation and The New York Times, gave the film a 50/100 and a 40/100 respectively. On Letterboxd, the film has a rating of 1.6/5.

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