Review of Silence (2016) by Rebecca31 — 23 Dec 2016

I genuinely feel like I’ve aged ten years after watching this movie and at 2 hours and 40 minutes I felt every. Single. Minute. That’s 160 minutes total or if you’d prefer 9,600 seconds. 160 minutes of brutal violence.

160 minutes of pain, suffering and silence. As much as I respect Martin Scorsese as a director, I do not understand the drive behind making this torturous endurance test of a movie. It’s an interesting story that unfortunately gets dragged out and lost just after the halfway mark.

If there’s one thing I can salvage from this punishing journey it’s the cast. Flawless acting from Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson. Garfield is perfection, his standout performance is nothing short of brilliance.

Honestly there’s little point in my personal recommendation so if you’re left asking yourself if you should see this film, make sure to look at the trailer beforehand and that will give you your answer.