![]() ![]() The last 25 minutes of the Netflix movie go into this weird cult narrative. One gets the sense that better SFX wouldn't have helped much either, because all the other essential components for horror are still absent. Leonetti's background as a DOP (on 'Insidious' and 'The Conjuring') is evident as he tries to disguise the shoddy monsters through dark, grey cinematography. The design is uncreative and CGI effects unimpressive. The Vesps aren't even all that creepy-looking - unless you've a fear of bats or winged creatures, I guess. There's even a bit where the family accidentally kill a woman which is more funny than traumatic. There is no ambiance, no sense of tension. Everything about the film is predictable and cliche, and we've seen it done a thousand times. Even so, it's not dramatic, it's not camp, and worst of all (given this is meant to be a horror), it's not scary. You'd wonder if Leonetti directed them to up the drama and campness of the story. The acting feels like something out of a TV movie, even from such established, typically charismatic actors. The characters of 'The Silence' are so bland that you never really feel a drive to root for them. It totally waters down the impact and originality of both. Mind you, 'The Silence' can't hold a candle to 'The Birds' or 'A Quiet Place'. There is also inspiration from Hitchcock's 'The Birds' present, for example, when the Vesps sit ominously in vast numbers on overhead cables on the highway. As with 'A Quiet Place', forest settings play a big part, Shipka's character is deaf, and her family communicate through sign language. If that sounds like 'A Quiet Place', it's no wonder because it's essentially a knock-off. 'The Silence' sees the world come under attack by bat- or Pterosaur-like creatures called 'Vesps'. Ally Andrews (Shipka) and her family go in search of refuge, discovering along the way that the Vesps attack when they hear noise. Leonetti - 'Annabelle', 'Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'). One can't tell whether its crapness is down to the uninspired screenplay (Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke - 'Chernobyl Diaries') or basic AF direction (John R. It's a shame too because it's got a great cast between Stanley Tucci, John Corbett, Kiernan Shipka and Miranda Otto (reunited from 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'). Whether you're a horror fan who enjoys jump scares, gore, monsters, or a sharp social commentary (Jordan Peele, we're looking at you), new to Netflix movie 'The Silence' will satisfy none. ![]()
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