The Silence
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With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult.

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2019-03-29T15:00:04.000Z
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Cast
Stanley Tucci
Hugh Andrews
Kiernan Shipka
Ally Andrews
Miranda Otto
Kelly Andrews
John Corbett
Glenn
Kyle Breitkopf
Jude Andrews
Billy MacLellan
The Reverend
Chris Whitby
Man with Shotgun
Barbara Gordon
Woman with Shotgun
Zoe Doyle
Mother
Cory O'Brien
Subway Man
Alex Hatz
Max
Sarah Abbott
Hushed Child
Kate Corbett
Hushed Mother
John Fray
Man Caver
Dan Duran
News Anchor
Pat Kiernan
Pat Kiernan
Annika Pergament
Annika Pergament
Helen Stevens
Woman in Car
Callum Shoniker
Child in Car
Hannah Gordon
Subway Passenger #1
Taylor Love
Subway Passenger #2
Cesare Scarpone
Subway Passenger #3
Carson Durven
Subway Passenger #4
Ryan Turner
Subway Passenger #5
Luigi Raimondo
Subway Passenger #6
Michael G. Morrison
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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Music
Photos Michael Galbraith
Revenue 2325977
Location Canada
Producer Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, Robert Kulzer
Director John R. Leonetti
User Reviews
KhanStan June 23 2021 09:58:20 PM

Same story as "Sshhh" and "Bird Box", In this movie you can speak (loudly).But you can see, which is different by Netflix.

The Movie Diorama June 23 2021 09:58:32 PM

The Silence mutes any and all brain activity, sending viewers into a quiet sleep. “Shhhh! Be vewy vewy quiet! I’m hunting carnivewous ancient bats!”. For even the most minuscule of noises will send a swarm of ‘Pitch Black’ ‘Doctor Who’-esque bat demons that will scratch, bite and gnaw at your flesh. Based on a novel apparently, however any and all originality was tossed out of the family car window when both the superior ‘A Quiet Place’ and hugely popular ‘Bird Box’ were capitalising on the whole “sense prevention” horror schtick. Basically, it’s both those films put together. Ancient bat creatures are released from an uncharted cave system and are terrorising the continent of North America, where we follow a family trying to survive and reach a refuge. Problem is, this family is so chilled and relaxed during this heightened state of emergency, that any and all threat is relinquished from the nonchalant acting and careless attitudes. Urgh, honestly! Leonetti is doing his absolute best in unimaginatively mimicking other similar films, where veteran and all-round talent Tucci is waltzing around the countryside showing a face of “I can’t be bothered, release me from this torturous nightmare”. Plagued by infuriatingly stupid plot conveniences and character choices, the severe lack of tension halts the momentum entirely. Heck, it’s not even in neutral anymore. It’s reversing! Examples include (brace yourself...): handing a handgun to the uncle who is then left to die, ginger son conveniently switching cars before one of them veers over a verge, iPhones instantly muting themselves when submerged in water for a total of three seconds and bringing an obviously loud dog with you. That last example, accompanied with an unnecessary scene involving members of the public banishing a mother and her baby due to generating far too much noise, are simply utilised to showcase the destructive nature of humanity. Yup. Humans suck, and this film wants you to know that. You shan’t be scared by the horrifically visualised bat demons that look smoother than Tucci’s bald head. It’s the characters that’ll get under your skin and infuriate you. Need more proof? The entire third act. Father and daughter wander off to the nearest pharmacy, surprisingly making zero noise whatsoever on the way there, and encounter a mentally unstable reverend who yearns to fertilise young girls to maintain the population and chop their tongues off (after the foreplay, obviously...). What. The. Hell? That was so left field that even the flying angels didn’t see that coming. The narrative focus shifts constantly, making an already boring premise even more tediously mundane. Aside from one sacrifice towards the conclusion that had some emotional gravitas, The Silence offers nothing more than another forced extraction of this now dull horror concept. Actors weren’t trying, direction was unstable and the insufficient amount of scares were, well, insufficient. Oh wait, I forgot! It literally ends on the daughter becoming survivalist-styled Lara Croft and hunting these winged menaces down. Oh no no! I’m done! Just watch ‘A Quiet Place’ instead...