zondag 17 maart 2024

20s Movie Review - The Silencing

Director:
Robin Pront
Genre: Action/ Crime/ Mystery/ Thriller
Runtime: 93 minutes
Year: 2020
Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis, Zahn McClarnon, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jason Jazrawy, Melanie Srofano, Charlotte Lindsay Marrow

Description: A reformed hunter (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff (Annabelle Wallis) set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.

Review: Rayburn Swanson lives alone on a wildlife sanctuary. After his daughter disappeared 4 years ago, he lives a life of solitude and protects the area. When a mysterious killer appears in this sanctuary, he and the local Sheriff try to figure out who he is and if he might have been involved in his daughter’s disappearance.

The setting is perfect for a thriller like this, somewhere in the chilly woods in northern US. The film is nowhere remarkable or original, but it’s engaging and suspenseful and I don’t get all the negative reviews this film is getting.

The script aims higher then a no-nonsense and taut thriller about the search for a killer. Director Robin Pront gives the characters more depth increase dramatic potential. And that’s successful for most part. The Sheriff dealing with a moral dilemma, Rayburn’s personal demons.

The film is somewhat predictable, but overall it’s a pretty solid thriller that I really enjoyed and kept me engaged the full runtime.

Rating: 3/ 5

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