Review of Hush (2016) by Bryan R — 02 May 2016

Hush.

Hush is a film about a mute/deaf who gets terrorized by a psychopath. I love how simplistic the story-line is, but at the same time I wish I understood why the villain was doing the things he was doing. I get the who "he just wants to watch the world burn." but why this girl, why now. Serious serial killers, like dance choreographers generally have a theme in mind.

That being said John Gallagher Jr., who I know as the lovable Jim Harper from The Newsroom, plays the psychopath to point. He's crazy for sure but he hasn't lost all of his marbles which makes him a more believable character, I just wish there was some sort of reason to his madness. His character doesn't even have a name. I adore that in the writing.

Speaking of writing, the film is not only stared by Kate Siegel but is also written by her as well. The director Mike Flanagan also helped write, but I'm glad to see the two together again. They worked on Oculus if you're wondering the connection. Back to Kate, she was wonderful. She didn't have many lines since her character is a mute. Sure the first few scenes are boring, but the movie jumps straight into terror early on and she has to act to entertain rather than leave it for the writing.

Michael Trucco is also in the film. He'll always been Samuel Anders to me though from BSG. He plays a side character that is an important scene to develop John Gallagher Jr.'s character. Even though this cast is only 5 people I still think he did a good job as his character.

Verdict: Watch at least once, don't buy. There is a persistent and fast paced feeling of dread throughout most of the movie with a few breather moments. Not many jump scares, but if you've seen any slasher film you know when they're going to happen.