Review of Sound of Metal (2020) by Alex Saveliev for Film Threat — 20 Oct 2020

Here’s a film so quietly visceral it can sear through metal, “quietly” being the keyword. Don’t come in expecting a no-holds-barred assault on the senses. Nor is this a metal music extravaganza.

The bulk of the film is silent, deliberate. We are thrust inside Ruben’s mind to hear what he hears, a pulsating, muted nothing, which is then jarringly contrasted with everyday sounds when we’re yanked back out of his head.

The sound mixing and editing are nothing short of phenomenal in Sound of Metal.