Hush

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Leaping L I've never left a review on RT before, but I'm so impressed by "Hush," I'm leaving one. Genuinely one of the best thriller/suspense/horror movies I've EVER seen (and I'm extremely picky, as I find most these days to be cheesy, ridiculous or rehashed). However, this gem blew me away! I kid you not, my muscles were quite literally tense all over my body throughout the film and I was wide-eyed with palpable dread. Certain scenes left my mouth hanging open or looking away with a cringe of empathetic pain. It's not over-the-top gorey by any means. In fact, I think they walked the line beautifully between a SOLID script/plot, while not relying too heavily on visual shock value. (But trust me, there's some blood.) I often find it hard to focus during movies because I tend to be distracted thinking about the acting, the set design, etc. During this film I was laser-focused with the good kind of tension the entire time. The acting was superb, especially by the female lead. She's stunning to boot (her facial features reminded me quite a bit of Angelina Jolie). Her performance felt so natural that I could completely put myself in her shoes at every moment. I even thought to myself that, as a woman, I'd likely respond to such a horrific situation in emotionally similar ways. She portrayed her character's shock, fear, dread, hopelessness, bravery, and everything else flawlessly. Quite frankly, it was better acting than I often see in mainstream big-budget films. Lastly, I know some people mention that the plot is a bit of a one trick pony, but I beg to differ. The lack of additional simultaneous story lines allows the viewer to hyper-focus to the point you are in that house with her, experiencing everything she's experiencing. Anything additional would have distracted from that solid, intense, one-point theme. I'm just so damn impressed. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Audience Member Hush is directed by Mike Flanagan and Stars Kate Siegel as Maddie A deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window. Home invasion movies can be a big hit or miss but what Mike Flanagan is able to pull off with Hush is unique and changes the pace of home invasion movies. Having the main character be Deaf and Mute throws such an interesting twist and challenge of being at a disadvantage and how the killer can take advantage of that and how Maddie has to overcome her disability to survive and I thought they played it perfectly. Another positive is both the Killer and Maddie are smart and don’t fall in to the classic horror clichés of making dumb choices just for the plot they both are calculated and think things out instead of rushing and just seeing what happens. Kate Siegel truly shines in this role and John Gallagher Jr is great as the killer and brings different elements to the role instead of playing the straight forward home invasion killer role. Mike Flanagan is able to create a creepy atmosphere and suspense without cheap jump scares along with a great script in particular a scene that involves a boyfriend and the killer which I think was written and played out perfectly. At the end of the day it’s a straight forward concept elevated by 2 phenomenal leads and great direction from Mike Flanagan. Definitely worth the watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/19/24 Full Review Brandon M Hush is directed by Mike Flanagan and Stars Kate Siegel as Maddie A deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window. Home invasion movies can be a big hit or miss but what Mike Flanagan is able to pull off with Hush is unique and changes the pace of home invasion movies. Having the main character be Deaf and Mute throws such an interesting twist and challenge of being at a disadvantage and how the killer can take advantage of that and how Maddie has to overcome her disability to survive and I thought they played it perfectly. Another positive is both the Killer and Maddie are smart and don’t fall in to the classic horror clichés of making dumb choices just for the plot they both are calculated and think things out instead of rushing and just seeing what happens. Kate Siegel truly shines in this role and John Gallagher Jr is great as the killer and brings different elements to the role instead of playing the straight forward home invasion killer role. Mike Flanagan is able to create a creepy atmosphere and suspense without cheap jump scares along with a great script in particular a scene that involves a boyfriend and the killer which I think was written and played out perfectly. At the end of the day it’s a straight forward concept elevated by 2 phenomenal leads and great direction from Mike Flanagan. Definitely worth the watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/19/24 Full Review Jason W Phenomenal, suspenseful, thrilling. A fantastic ride that has you rooting for the protagonist and wanting to see the killer get what's coming. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Revolver 0 Good but not new idea buried behind dumb realisation and moron characters Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Audience Member Absolute nonsense. All the killer had to do was break one of the 50 windows... Instead he moves around tapping them like a toddler just to extend this into 80 minutes of an inept poor man's Home Alone. How it got the reviews it did makes a mockery out of RottenTomatoes scores. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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