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The Silent Hour

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Boston Detective Frank Shaw (Joel Kinnaman) returns to duty after a career-altering injury leaves him with permanent hearing loss. Tasked with interpreting for Ava Fremont (Sandra Mae Frank), a deaf witness to a brutal gang murder, they find themselves cornered in a soon-to-be-condemned apartment building when the killers return to eliminate her. Cut off from the outside world, these two strangers must lean on each other to outsmart killers they can't hear coming for their only hope of making it out alive.
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Courtney Howard Variety Not only does it lack a satisfying payoff when it comes to its set-up of intriguing, character-driven action sequences, the narrative’s emotional pull also yields diminishing returns. Oct 11, 2024 Full Review Matt Glasby Radio Times Although some later plot developments, and Lynch's dim-wittedness, stretch credulity, the movie offers an intriguing new route through familiar terrain. Rated: 3/5 Nov 13, 2024 Full Review Javier Ocaña Cinemanía (Spain) [Brad Anderson] somewhat sustains the plot with certain creativity in the editing and auditory perceptions of the two protagonists. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Lynn Venhaus Webster-Kirkwood Times Reliable action hero Joel Kinnaman manages to evoke sympathy as Frank Shaw, a detective committed to enforcing the law when fellow officers are lured by greed to the dark side...Frank excels as the feisty deaf-since-birth witness . Rated: C+ Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Noah Berlatsky Everything is Horrible (Substack) The Silent Hour quietly provides a blueprint for better deaf and disabled representation in the genre Oct 16, 2024 Full Review Alex Maidy JoBlo's Movie Network I would say there is an audience for this movie out there somewhere, but that would have to be categorized as Kinnaman or Strong completists who need to check off their Letterboxd viewing requirement as having seen all of the films by either actor. Rated: 3/10 Oct 15, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Papi Chulo Its an ok “B” film. Probably shouldve went straight to on demand. I love the fact that they gave an opportunity to an actress whos actually deaf in real life, but considering most theater attendees dont understand sign language, i wish they had translated more of her dialouge. Also, the “mole” reveal didnt feel like a surprise, since that actor is usually typecast as a villain in most of his films Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Les N Entertaining! Better than the other shite that Rotten Tomatoes has been recommending. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review A Z “The Silent Hour” was actually crazy good! Joel Kinnaman plays Frank, this Boston cop who just lost his hearing, and now he’s stuck on a case that’s basically a death wish. He has to protect Ava (Sandra Mae Frank), who saw a gang murder and is now a target. But here’s the twist: both of them have their own struggles, and it’s not just your usual “cop saves witness” story. Dan Hall, who wrote the script, makes the plot feel real and intense without all the typical action-movie cliches. There’s this constant tension because it’s not loud and explosive, but quiet and nerve-wracking. Brad Anderson’s direction uses silence and sound in a way that makes you feel every close call. Frank and Ava don’t feel like typical characters; they’re more like real people thrown into this insane situation. You’re on edge the whole time, and every twist actually keeps you guessing. It’s not just another action movie – it’s something different. I totally loved the fresh perspective. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Chris J A great plot, tension throughout and a really nice character development of the characters has you rooting for them throughout. The underlying aspect of people not letting their disabilities disadvantage them, is really nicely interwoven to the action move plot, and the acting, especially Joel K and Mark S, are really solid. Would see again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Craig B A pretty decent crime thriller with solid performances from the ever dependable Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong, plus Sandra Mae Frank. Maybe overly long for the plot, but the 'cat and mouse chase' story seems to move along pretty nicely with plenty of tense moments and well thought out action scenes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Winston S Rather than throw every possible deaf scenario at the cop and the girl why didn’t they chop out half of them and shorten an overly long movie. On the whole it was good, just needs tighter editing. Nice to see different faces in a movie. I get tired of seeing the same actors everywhere. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Boston Detective Frank Shaw (Joel Kinnaman) returns to duty after a career-altering injury leaves him with permanent hearing loss. Tasked with interpreting for Ava Fremont (Sandra Mae Frank), a deaf witness to a brutal gang murder, they find themselves cornered in a soon-to-be-condemned apartment building when the killers return to eliminate her. Cut off from the outside world, these two strangers must lean on each other to outsmart killers they can't hear coming for their only hope of making it out alive.
Director
Brad Anderson
Producer
Eric Paquette
Screenwriter
Dan Hall
Distributor
Republic Pictures
Production Co
Valletta Pictures, AGC Studios, Meridian Pictures, Orogen Entertainment
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Violence|Some Drug Material)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2024
Runtime
1h 39m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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