Dead Silence

  • 2007


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32 %
20 % Rotten
$ 22 Million
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Positive Reviews 6
Negative reviews 24
Average Rating 2.0/5
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2.0
Then youll be half satisfied with Dead Silence, a rote horror pantomime. EW
2.0
Expect gruesome makeup effects and digital hauntings in an otherwise old school chiller, complete with smoke machine fog and cobwebs that look like th .. Common Sense Media
2.0
All three directors are such patent horror geeks that if it werent for timeless popularity of the genre little is ever certain outside of death, taxes ..
2.5
You know where you are with Bruce Willis. Unlike Schwarzenegger, he wont be moving into namby pamby politics any time soon. He differs from Stallone t .. Telegraph
1.9
Theyre the filmmaking equivalent of strippers who are convinced people come to gentlemens clubs for the technical skills of the dancers. San Francisco Chronicle
1.0
But early scares give way to predictable plotting and laughably corny dialogue.
2.5
The disappointing horror film fails to stand up to scrutiny as a story thats even remotely possible. Sover
1.9
James Wan and Leigh Whannells follow up to their inventively sadistic SAW (2004) adds to a small but vivid horror subgenre: The living doll picture, i .. Tv Guide
3.0
Most of the climactic action is too dark, but theres a pretty good, memorable twist ending. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.3
What can one make from a horror movie with most of its scares relying on the eyes of a ventriloquist dummy Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
The viewer cant, as a result, help but wish that Wan and the Hayes had tossed a few curveballs into the predictable narrative, and it goes without say .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
A straightforward, chilly ghost story like this is rare, and this one is good enough for a few scares and a few laughs. Eric Ds Nider
1.0
Its pretty tame and actually quite boring stuff.Like Saw, this film has a big shocker ending that will probably make you laugh more than frighten you. News Review
2.0
Poorly written, badly directed and ultimately scare free horror flick thats further hindered by dismal performances and unintentionally laughable dial .. View London
1.5
The original Saw may not have been a great horror movie, but at least it was a great idea for a horror movie. Film Journal International ..
2.0
To their credit, Wan and Whannell dont make cookie cutter video game fodder.They clearly love horror. Boston
3.5
The truth is that I had a good time with Dead Silence from first to lasteven when it wasnt all it might have been.Maybe its playing dirty poolat least .. Mountain X
2.0
But the script is pure hokum despite a satisfyingly bleak ending. Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
Clue for viewers watching the final act and wondering whos the corpse: look for the one whose skin is that weird grey green colour. Daily Mail
3.5
Wans direction is just crisp and harrowing, while building what I can assume is the start of a franchise.Regardless, this first film is a very good ho .. Cinema Crazed
1.0
All well and good, but it becomes so derivative that it borders on dull. Bbc
2.0
The writing from Wan and Whannell is not without its clever twists and the direction from Wan boasts some genuinely disturbing images even when you ex .. Hollywood
2.0
Plodding and bereft of suspense, Dead Silence is an irredeemable jumble of cliche genre fragments. Coles Mithey
2.0
Sometimes a non screened horror film can be decent, considering most critics dislike them no matter what.I tend to like horror movies. 7M Pictures
3.8
The most important thing is that director Len Wiseman stays true to the original formula. He could have gone for showy CGI or tried to be too self ref .. The Sun
1.0
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2.0
James Wan is the writer director behind the massively lucrative and gruesome Saw franchise; here hes in charge of a horror thriller in a much more tra .. Film Guardian
2.0
Theres something quaintly charming about the filmmakers unabashed affection for their inspirational source material, although the sense of over famili .. Film Guardian
2.0
In spite of all the yawning elicited by the film, theres little chance such a fate will befall anyone unlucky enough to endure James Wans unscary movi .. Nicks Chager
3.5
Wan and Whannell have made a horror film for true fans of the genre, but whether or not that kind of picture can pay the bills in todays unfortunate s .. Movies Ign
1.0
To their surprise and confusion, the package holds a case containing a ventriloquists dummy. Ear Of Newt
2.0
The rest of the film is a fruitless exercise in aimless suspense construction, and it goes right into the toilet every instant Wan sniffs up the coura .. English Oh My News
3.5
If youre in the mood for a Saturday afternoon ish throwback thriller, you could certainly do a hell of a lot worse than this one. Blog The Horror Show



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