Silence can be a killer! This new Thriller/Horror film sneek out recently to Netflix only. It came highly recommended to me by a fellow movie reviewer, and I thought: I need to check this out for myself.
The plot is simple but very clever. We have our main female character Maddie (Katie Siegel), who lives alone in the woods, writing her latest novel and getting over an ex-boyfriend (sure, it sounds like something we’ve heard before ). However, the catch in the plot here is that our main character, Maddie, is also Deaf.
While working from home one night, Maddie is approached by a masked psychotic crazy man, and her crazy long night begins. What I enjoy about this film is that with a lead actor not being able to speak, the film needed to rely on great acting and visual sound effects, with which, to the film’s credit, they have achieved excellent results.
To give thriller movie buffs a new appreciation for this film, according to IMDB, this film “HUSH” Contains less than fifteen minutes of dialogue, meaning that more than seventy minutes occur without a single spoken word, and I was amazed. Despite the lack of discussion, I still found myself entertained, tense, and curious to see the film to the end. While some things you might be able to pick are what happens next, the film still has a few surprises that I didn’t see coming, making the film a fun thrill ride.
My only annoyance with Hush is that, as the audience, there are scenes that we get to watch only discover after what we saw didn’t occur. It may be minor, but when a film tries to play with you, I can’t help but feel my time was wasted and struggling to trust the next scene. Please also be warned that you will be treated with foul language for those who dislike harsh swearing, which I felt was a little out of place.
I respect the different directions and the risks this film takes & for those who love creepy thrillers, this one is for you. Most of this film is set at night, so I suggest you turn the lights off and the volume up!
7.7/10
19th November 2016
Written by Peter Walkden
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