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The Empty Man is a 2020 US horror film directed and written by David Prior. It is based on the Boom! Studios comic series of the same name by Cullen Bunn and Vanessa Del Rey.
Plot[]
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.
Cast[]
- James Badge Dale as James Lasombra
- Marin Ireland as Nora Quail
- Stephen Root as Arthur Parsons
- Ron Canada as Detective Villiers
- Robert Aramayo as Garrett
- Joel Courtney as Brandon Maibum
- Sasha Frolova
- Samantha Logan as Davara Walsh
- Aaron Poole as Paul
- Adam Ferguson as The Tulpa
- Owen Teague as Duncan West
- Evan Jonigkeit as Greg
- Tanya van Graan as Allison Lasombra
- Robert Coutts as The Empty Man
Release[]
The Empty Man was released on October 23, 2020, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the 20th Century banner. It was originally scheduled for release on August 7, 2020. However, the film was delayed to December 4, 2020 Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak. On September 23, 2020, Disney Moved The Film up to October 23, 2020.
Reception[]
The Empty Man was not screened in advance for critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 59% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 42% of audience members gave the film a positive score, with "an awful" 25% saying they would definitely recommend it. The criticism was aimed at the script, plot, characters, performances, and runtime.
Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail gave the film 2/4, writing: "Producers couldn't have picked a better title, though. After I left my Friday afternoon screening, attended by a whopping two other people, I felt far from satisfied. Empty, you might say." Writing for The Only Critic, Nate Adams gave it a "D−", summarizing that "running an overlong two hours and twenty minutes, The Empty Man – probably the bastard cousin twice removed from The Bye Bye Man or Slender Man, not good company – is a total bore".
Michael Gingold of Rue Morgue gave the film a positive review, saying its "not at all the movie that its trailers are selling, and in this case, that's a good thing".
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