Blast of Silence

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Johnathon W Low budget but well-crafted crime noir that makes a tight little movie. Allen Baron does some nice double duty as the star and director, making Frankie a somewhat sympathetic character, despite being a hitman, but never makes you feel completely sorry for him. His directing makes good use of the minimal budget and the film never overstays its welcome. However, it still gets a bit cheesy at times, especially the narration but works for the most part. A nice watch overall. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/15/25 Full Review Bill B Definitely low budget and deserving credit for what it was able to achieve, but there isn't a lot of story or dialogue here, except for the voice-over narration. It is mostly the noir atmosphere; its shadowy bleakness is what will remain with you. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Patrick V A mini masterpiece on all levels. The tale of a dysfunctional hitman on the job in New York. Allen Baron should have made a bigger splash ( no pun intended) in the Movie world after this. Actor, writer & Director. What a bucket of talent this guy was. This movie is VERY bleak and locations are bleaker. This is not " Naked City" New York, more " On the Bowery" New York. The Cinematography is glorious and surreal. Made on the cusp of the 1960s you can feel,movie wise ,whats coming just around the corner Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/23 Full Review S R Unique film noir, but not one I need to see again. Props for its day. Saw on TCM. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review delysid d strangling a fat guy to death who raises rats Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/17/21 Full Review Audience Member Unusually effective pulp-noir thriller, written and directed by its star Allen Baron. The story is simple - a lone hitman drives into New York for one last job, but gets sidetracked by romance, and is also betrayed by a fat hoodlum, whom he kills. Shot in grainy black-and-white during a bitterly cold winter, there is considerable beauty in the snatched sequences of early-60s Manhattan. Baron has something of DeNiro in his terse silence, and the occasional slightly clunky supporting performances don't spoil what is a very well-directed B-picture. Only Lionel Stander's insistent voice-over and the occasionally hectoring jazz score work against the melancholy that courses through the movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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