If you have seen the excellent French Thriller "Tell No One" and was captivated as I was, then you will enjoy this movie. The subject matter, though, is very, very hard to swallow. I actually had to fast forward for a few merciful seconds in a few parts. I just can't stand seeing kids raped and murdered, no matter how artistic or ambiguous the scene is. So, you should fast forward too, and then enjoy this awesome and endlessly engaging movie. The ambiance, the script and the acting make you feel as though are there, in it, as it is happening. Unlike prisoners, which was good, no doubt about it, this movie takes the genre to a whole new level (a side-note: why is it that Hollywood always rips away the gritty realism of the thing into a showcase for superstars and formula? European films are not like this). This movie takes the relationship to time with respect efficacy, you are never confused about what is then and what is now. A great film, I would give it a ten, but that is reserved for a The Godfather.
Review of The Silence
