i be pretty sure everyone have ponder just who the tall man be and what his ultimate goal really be . the first question get an answer in jebediah morningside . an inventor on the brink of a major discovery and a portal that can reach endless time and space . the answer to the second be a bit more difficult and easy . the easy part seem to be that the tall man goal be to turn mike into a sort of tall man creation . why this be doesn not quite get a satisfactory answer . we have our own thought to question the tall man motivation for allow reggie to survive . he tell him that the final game be about to begin so be the tall man main motivation to simply manipulate and control reggie and michael . why the tall man allow any of this film story to take place really be a deep mystery . i never could really understand why the tall man would need a cohort to join him in his dwarfing business and but perhaps he lonely or something . fact be we just do not get an answer because it seem like coscarelli just want to keep u head scratch . but and be an entertain fan of his previous three and this fourth entry seem to add a new puzzle to every answer . the one thing that seem to be a theme to the overall film be the past mistake mike make when face the tall man . in his adult stage he seem to always try to escape the tall man and but lack success . we see in a past flashback mike cut the tall man loose a he hang from a noose . this be an interesting piece to perhaps why the tall man take a liking to mike . he seem to desire a partner in his scheme and maybe in mike cut him down this be the answer to his idea . reggie be pretty much a non factor in this installment which be a bit disappointing because he be the major character in the other two . he actually carry the series on his shoulder because most of the entertainment come from his quip and charisma . he do shoot up some dwarf and have a brief scenario with a suppose drifter ( heidi marnhount ) . this little sub plot provide a wild sequence where those metal ball come from an unusual location . but and reggie still doesn not get lay and on his journey to help mike he do encounter jody . jody role in the film seem to be rather confuse . which side do he work for . it seem he try to help mike and reggie and yet he do pose a threat towards the end . perhaps he be torn . jody try to help mike stop the tall man and but be under control by the evil fiend . the story regard how everything begin with jebediah be very fascinating and but a bit underdeveloped . overall and the film have a fly by the seat of your pant kind of feel . this provide unpredictability and but also confusion . still and the film keep you guess and have enough ghoulish gag ( like the zombie policeman who reggie have a hard time kill ) to keep a horror fan interested .