Warning: The following review for Netflix’s The Silence contains some very light spoilers.
In storytelling, originality means a lot. In scary storytelling, it means even more.
Whether it’s creating a never-before-seen monster like The Babadook or making the commonplace seem menacing à la Jaws, terrifying in unexpected ways is a critical component of effective horror. So when a trailer aims to frighten and instead gets met with relentless comparisons to already released movies, it can indicate trouble.
Fortunately, The Silence — regularly compared to A Quiet Place and Bird Box — is far more than a rip-off of someone else’s good idea. Read more…
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‘The Silence’ is like a whole lot of other movies you’ve seen, but that’s not a bad thing
