Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen), her father John (Adam Trese) and her uncle Peter (Eric Sheffer Stevens) comes to the countryside to fix their decayed Victorian house that was invaded by trespassers since John intends to sell it. Sarah opens the door to her childhood friend Sophia (Julia Taylor Ross) but she does not recall her. When Sarah returns, she hears noises on the attic and John checks and tells that old houses make noises.
Soon her father vanishes and Sarah sees an intruder in the house, stalking her and a little girl. Sarah finds that is trapped in the house and seeks out her father; soon she finds him wounded, unconscious on the floor. She finds a way out of the house and stumbles with her uncle Peter driving his car. Peter asks Sarah to stay in the car while he searches for his brother, but Sarah goes to the house. The lights go out and when power returns, Peter is also missing. Out of the blue, Sophia comes into the house and gives a key and the Pandora box to Sarah to solve the mystery.
"Silent House" could have been a good short; however, it is a boring feature with a terrible hand-held camera work. The plot is predictable and repetitive, and after twenty minutes it becomes tedious and never scary. My vote is three.
Title (Brazil): "A Casa Silenciosa" ("The Silent House")
Soon her father vanishes and Sarah sees an intruder in the house, stalking her and a little girl. Sarah finds that is trapped in the house and seeks out her father; soon she finds him wounded, unconscious on the floor. She finds a way out of the house and stumbles with her uncle Peter driving his car. Peter asks Sarah to stay in the car while he searches for his brother, but Sarah goes to the house. The lights go out and when power returns, Peter is also missing. Out of the blue, Sophia comes into the house and gives a key and the Pandora box to Sarah to solve the mystery.
"Silent House" could have been a good short; however, it is a boring feature with a terrible hand-held camera work. The plot is predictable and repetitive, and after twenty minutes it becomes tedious and never scary. My vote is three.
Title (Brazil): "A Casa Silenciosa" ("The Silent House")