Review of Dead Silence (2007) by Riley R — 23 Jul 2014

One of the best horror movies I have ever seen.

This review of Dead Silence (2007) was written by Riley R on 23 Jul 2014.

Dead Silence has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 17 Nov 2017

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By Dave S (1,448) on 17 Jun 2016

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By Jason Anderson (395) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 27 Sep 2017

The movie's uninteresting characters, boneheaded dialogue and flagrantly nonsensical narrative detract considerably from the virtues of the…

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By Andy F (912) on 14 Oct 2017

A sensory, visual delight. The plot (which isn't too bad) almost doesn't matter. This is sure to become a firm favourite in our household…

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By Levi C (55) on 25 Mar 2016

For those that don't get scared by horror movies probably don't want to watch this because it is simpleminded and can put you to sleep…

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By Jian G (40) on 17 Jul 2016

There are two things in this world that creeps the hell out of me: the first being clowns and the second being evil puppets…

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By Alex G (1,313) on 20 Jan 2017

This is one of my favorite movies. James is a good director and is good with thinking out of the box…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 03 Jul 2016

I'm pretty sure the concept of actual dead silence is scarier than the movie Dead Silence…

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By Lilly R (21) on 30 Sep 2017

There's something very special about this film that I don't believe a lot of people see. That has to be the original story…

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