Blast of Silence

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A hit man (Allen Baron) comes to New York to kill a gangster and gets the gun from a big guy (Larry Tucker) with a beard.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

This compact and forceful low-budget film noir ... compresses a week in a hit man's bitter life into a dazzlingly brisk yet richly nuanced seventy-seven minutes.

Jan 14, 2013

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

The tension doesn't so much revolve around the antihero's job, redemption, or ultimate fate but rather the disconnect between its mundane milieu and the grandiose flourishes they're meant to convey.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 16, 2008

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

With its finger-popping jazz score and beat-inspired interior monologue (in second person, no less), this might seem comical if it weren't so rooted in existential dread.

Jan 22, 2008

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg

ScreenAnarchy

The kind of magic that come out of this scrappy indie filmmaker is fully on display in Blast of Silence. Both an homage to and perhaps something of a criticism of noir and its cynicism, a distillation of its essential components into a fractal poem.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 16, 2024

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

A practically perfect take on the detached killer who is looking for a way out, seeing a chance for connection, and having everything he has known, hoped for, and dreamed about crumble away for no other reason than that how it goes, baby boy.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 26, 2023

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

You don't know Film Noir until you've seen "Blast Of Silence." Hard boiled.

Rated: A+

Jan 18, 2022

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Mitchell M.

Simple story of a hitman, great location shots, nice jazz score, if you are in to Film Noir, this a great late entry into that style

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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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 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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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 out of 5 stars

06/06/24

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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 out of 5 stars

08/30/23

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S R

Unique film noir, but not one I need to see again. Props for its day. Saw on TCM.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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delysid d

strangling a fat guy to death who raises rats

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/17/21

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Synopsis

A hit man (Allen Baron) comes to New York to kill a gangster and gets the gun from a big guy (Larry Tucker) with a beard.

Director: Allen Baron
Producer: Merrill S. Brody
Screenwriter: Allen Baron, Waldo Salt
Production Co: Magla Productions
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Apr 15, 2008
Runtime: 1h 17m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm