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The Silence

- They're listening.

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.

Release Date : 2019-05-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Constantin FilmEMJAG ProductionsMister Smith Entertainment

Production Country : CanadaGermanyUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Hugh Andrews

Original Name : Stanley Tucci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ally Andrews

Original Name : Kiernan Shipka

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kelly Andrews

Original Name : Miranda Otto

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lynn

Original Name : Kate Trotter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Glenn

Original Name : John Corbett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jude Andrews

Original Name : Kyle Breitkopf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rob

Original Name : Dempsey Bryk

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Reverend

Original Name : Billy MacLellan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man with Shotgun

Original Name : Chris Whitby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman with Shotgun

Original Name : Barbara Gordon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Zoe Doyle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Subway Man

Original Name : Cory O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max

Original Name : Alex Hatz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jock

Original Name : Gregory Waters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hushed Child

Original Name : Sarah Abbott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hushed Mother

Original Name : Kate Corbett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man Caver

Original Name : John Fray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman Caver

Original Name : Konima Parkinson-Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : News Anchor

Original Name : Dan Duran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pat Kiernan

Original Name : Pat Kiernan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annika Pergament

Original Name : Annika Pergament

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman in Car

Original Name : Helen Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child in Car

Original Name : Callum Shoniker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Subway Passenger #1

Original Name : Hannah Gordon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Subway Passenger #2

Original Name : Taylor Love

Gender : Female

Character Name : Subway Passenger #3

Original Name : Cesare Scarpone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Subway Passenger #4

Original Name : Carson Durven

Gender : Male

Character Name : Subway Passenger #5

Original Name : Ryan Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Subway Passenger #6

Original Name : Luigi Raimondo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael G. Morrison

Gender : Male

Reviews

KhanStan

@KhanStan

2021-06-23

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

@themoviediorama

2021-06-23

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...