Dead Silence

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Gina S Really interesting and creepy thriller. James Wan always makes good horror movies! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review Audience Member I don’t get how this movie has such a low rating. It’s a really effective horror movie with a cool production design. Mary Shaw was a super creepy villain and the twist at the end shocked me the first time I watched it Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Julie W It wasn't great, it wasn't awful. Decent amount of jump scares, the makeup effects are scary. All those dolls are always creepy. No better or worse than most other horror flicks. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Deontae D Good movie, From the writers and director of saw, It is kinda creepy, I remember my mom had this on dvd, It was scary seeing it for the first time, And almost at the end you can see the jigsaw doll from saw on the ground, That's cool though Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/17/24 Full Review Alayla W This movie is chilling, thrilling and down right scary to the core. From the nursery rhyme made to fit the movie to the twist ending the send chills down ones spine. Well made movie indeed. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review Jacob B This movie is not as bad as critics, and even its own creators, would have you believe. True, it's not great, there are some silly aspects and the performances from most of the actors are generally competent but nothing special but I can't say Dead Silence was a boring film to watch. James Wan was probably right when, looking back on the film, he admitted that people were expecting "the next Saw" and not the ghost story we ended up getting instead. I figure having Donnie Wahlberg playing essentially the same character from Saw II doesn't help. But yeah, I actually have a soft spot for this movie. The set design is really good, the lack of noise from where the movie gets its title appropriately leaves you with a sense of dread, there are genuinely chilling moments and a decent twist ending. Wan did a really good job with the atmosphere making for some truly memorable locations such as the Grand Guignol theatre. All in all, an underrated horror film that's not as awful as the different kinds of horror stories from behind the scenes (i.e. studio interference) would have you believe (though I'm sure Leigh Whannell's original script was most likely a stronger story) and can even be regarded as a spiritual predecessor of sorts for Insidious and The Conjuring. Because...you know...the whole haunted-house aspect, malevolent ghosts and the presence of creepy dolls Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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