Sunday, 10 June 2012

"Silent House"

Something of a rarity is this latest film, a thriller shot in real time, alledgedly in one continuous take. A young woman goes to visit a family house, out in the sticks, before it is put on the market with her Father and Uncle.
After only being there a few minutes, strange things start to happen. She sees figures lurking, and all three members of the family are attacked. All does eventually become clear as to what the cause is...but quite frankly you will find that you do not give a flying f**k by the end of it.
The slogan of the film is "Real Fear....In Real Time". Well the real fear is how the hell this film was commissioned, as it will almost certainly be in my Top Ten of the worst films of the year.

Elizabeth Olsen gives an absolutely dire performance in the lead role. She does nothing for the argument of stronger roles for women, quite the opposite in fact.
The main selling of the film has been that it was shot in one take.....what utter crap. It is quite clear that the film was shot in segments and then edited to give the appearance of a one take film. Even a novice could spot where the edits are made...

A silent cinema more like, due to empty seats......3 out of 10


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