The Silent Hour

"The Silent Hour" is a thrilling auditory adventure that plunges us into a world of silence and suspense. Joel Kinnaman's portrayal of a deaf detective, forced to rely on his instincts and a deaf witness, is a masterclass in understated intensity. The film's sound design is a character in itself, creating a palpable sense of isolation and tension. While the plot may be predictable at times, the film's unique premise and strong performances elevate it above the ordinary. "The Silent Hour" is a must-watch for fans of suspenseful thrillers and a testament to the power of storytelling without words.

That 139 mins went quickly. Fantastic suspense movie.

Enjoy this as pure entertainment and forget and remember it's just a movie and you'll enjoy it.

A police officer that is going deaf quickly as a result of a work accident must defend a deaf lady as the bad guys take them hostage in an empty building. Time is ticking and who does one trust? With no hearing the two must communicate with their other senses and outwit the intruders.

The main actress who is deaf in real life is brilliant and I'm looking forward in seeing her past movies and following her future. The whole acting/ behind the scenes team build a great thriller filled with suspense and drama.

One of the baddies ( you have to wonder ) how he got that far as a criminal.

A couple of minor plot holes, predictable in parts however does what a thriller movie should do and that's to enjoy.

Just to add the sound team did amazing job with sound dropping where it should and shouldn't and echoing for the deaf characters.

Well done.

Yes, okay, you aren't getting anything original, but The Silent Hour is a well made, taut, action Thriller and thoroughly engaged me from start to finish. Good performances from the cast, especially the two leads.

Yes, okay, you aren't getting anything original, but The Silent Hour is a well made, taut, action Thriller and thoroughly engaged me from start to finish. Good performances from the cast, especially the two leads.

Yes, okay, you aren't getting anything original, but The Silent Hour is a well made, taut, action Thriller and thoroughly engaged me from start to finish. Good performances from the cast, especially the two leads.

Director Brad Anderson delivers a film that is more entertaining than you might think. It won't revolutionize anything, but it has a lot more content than you might think, which makes for a pleasant time.

Starring Joel Kinnaman and Sandra Mae Frank, the film follows a Boston detective who loses his hearing after an accident on duty. With his new role as a sign language interpreter for the department, Frank now has the mission of protecting Ava, a deaf woman who witnessed a double murder. The use of sign language is the key to the film's captivating nature, allowing for an impeccable connection between the main characters who, through their lack of hearing, make this suspense thriller have some really well-achieved moments and tension that is well managed by its director.

The good use of sound, with which the film gets an additional plus, makes the simple story take an interesting turn, without being extraordinary or novel, but for what the film proposes it is quite efficient, more so if we add the good work of its director who knows how to place the camera at the moment of exploiting the tension. Then we find the typical argumentative clichés of a script that plays it safe and without major daring, few deaths and little intelligence among the villains stand out, but the game you enter achieves its goal of fair, average and partial entertainment for a film that does not pretend to revolutionize everything, but rather to fulfill its original idea.

A cast that includes supporting actors such as Mark Strong, Mekhi Phifer and Michael Eklund help the film to have the level of commitment it deserves so that you, as a viewer, become hooked on the whole story that is being told to us.

A better bet than you might think, it won't be one of those that will make it into the top of the year, but it does have its charm that makes it more enjoyable than you might think or be carried away by the critics. It has its moments, it has a couple with chemistry and it has just the right level of tension that makes it totally enjoyable to watch, without discounting the message it seeks to convey, which is really the great power that the film has.

I barely recognized Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman. He has a very distinctive voice and that's how I knew I saw him before. That was in the excellent series The Killing (2011), a show you definitely need to watch if you like the mystery/crime genre. That said he did a good job playing the detective who's losing his hearing little by little. The story has a good suspense level but it is a bit predictable. Nonetheless once you're into the story you'll never get bored as there's plenty of suspenseful action scenes. The entire cast was good with their performances. The Silent Hour won't win Oscars but it's certainly worth watching.