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The Quiet Ones
NC16 (SINGAPORE)
2014
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2.0
If so, mission accomplished, though the effect may linger long after the end credits; forget nightmares, itll be the tinnitus that keeps you awake.
Av Club
2.0
Unfortunately, Hammers latest burnt offering doesnt improve on its so so track record.
EW
3.1
I squinted, I looked away, I sank in my seat, I shuddered. For this movie, that means Mission Accomplished.
Rogerebert
2.0
The experience of watching The Quiet Ones is more agitating than it is scary or fun.
Common Sense Media
1.5
The 1970s setting offers a retro feel that should strike appealing chords for fans of old school horror, but theres little here thats exactly new or f ..
Variety
3.0
Horror fans will get their thrills, screams will be shared, and while Pogues latest doesnt demand repeat viewing like superior genre films do, you can ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
On that count, The Quiet Ones is a whimper of a horror film unworthy of the legacy of its production studio, Hammer Films.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
This latest effort from a revived Hammer Films just isnt creepy enough to get under the skin.
Time Out
2.0
The Quiet Ones, Ill concede, provides some shonky, retro thrills.
The Guardian
3.0
The resuscitated Hammer Films latest is a shrewd bit of retrofitting that like its US equivalent, The Conjuring reverses the paranormal activity bandw ..
The Guardian
3.1
If the stock concessions made to genre cliche by The Woman in Black can be charitably viewed as deliberate tips of the hat to the heyday of Hammer Fil ..
3.5
A subtly chilling and rather old fashioned at heart occult thriller, The Quiet Ones, the latest from reconstituted horror film factory Hammer Films is ..
Screen Daily
1.5
The Quiet Ones is uninspired even by contemporary horror standards which comes as a bit of a shock, given its pedigree.
Vulture
2.5
All the same, this genteel shocker earns its place in Hammers campy canon of superior B movie schlock.
The Hollywood Reporter
1.0
This lack of plausible narrative is either the result of lazy filmmaking or shortcut editing.
2.5
Mostly, they suggest that film stock itself, which has been almost entirely displaced by digital, has already become a ghost haunting the cinema.The h ..
The New York Times
2.0
Its a welcome shot of black humour and glam rock suggesting Hammer Films new entry in its resurrected horror slate might buzz with a little more wit a ..
IGN
2.0
It cant be the ghost or demon that seems to be afflicting a 19 year old girl, because it raises high old noisy hell.This is another spook movie, like ..
E Film Critic
1.0
Pogue jacks up the decibels so often to manufacture frights that you fear a punctured eardrum more than anything else.
3.0
The latest offering from the modern Hammer is a very different animal from the quietly austere likes of Let Me In and The Woman In Black.The period Ox ..
3.5
All in all,is a satisfyingly spooky horror offering that tenderly unspools its tension while offering a narrative that is truly enthralling.
Cinema Blend
1.0
Ah, wait its an ancient Sumerian curse.That seems like poppycock to everyone but this films four screenwriters, who also unfortunately go for crashes ..
Ny Daily News
2.0
advertising The Quiet Ones isnt a terrible film just a hodgepodge of retro and modern horror elements that isnt all that memorable.
Screen Rant
1.9
With its latest, The Quiet Ones, the company continues a tired trend, choosing the trite over the terrifying.
The Globe And Mail
2.0
An abysmal horror movie that apparently wants to evoke the spirit of paranormal thrillers of the sixties (like The Haunting) but quickly degenerates i ..
One Guys Opinion
1.5
Unfortunately, its all very familiar and somewhat tediously played out.
Village Voice
2.0
10 1 5 / 10 The Quiet Ones had potential.A creepshow co produced by Hammer Films, the feature has the right ingredients to at least reach a comfortabl ..
Blu Ray
1.3
It doesnt help, either, that Cabezas has infused the proceedings with an aggressively low rent sensibility, with the movies bland visuals transforming ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
If you like your scary stories jumpy and bumpy rather than bloody and gory, then this haunting Hammer horror will be right up your (dark) alley.
Radio Times
3.0
Hammers latest is an enjoyably half baked foray into the paranormal which mashes together ideas from Peeping Tom, The Exorcist and Dennis Wheatley in ..
Independent
1.3
These days, if your college pulls funding for your dubious paranormal experiments, youre probably out of luck.But as the hokey and distantly fact insp ..
New York Post
3.0
It is creepy, its reasonably intelligent and its well acted by its low star power cast.
Mountain X
4.5
There arent many outright scares here, and when they do come, they are curiously circumspect, but the old fashioned Hammer Horror atmosphere is appeal ..
2.0
Whatever audience is attracted to the Hammer brand post The Woman in Black is likely to be unimpressed by The Quiet Ones; despite the period Oxford se ..
Flim List
2.0
Predictably, Janes telekinetic energy grows, wreaking diabolical, supernatural havoc.
Susang Ranger
2.0
The Quiet Ones is a horror movie that knows how to make its audience squirm, alternating a creepy, unsettling quiet with explosive outbursts and grues ..
Boston Herald
3.0
It all sounds intriguing enough but despite wry period touches and solid performances all round it all feels a little undercooked.
Express
2.0
Every person has that certain movie setting and genre trope that youre powerless to resist.
The Film Stage
1.3
Someday someone will once again make horror movies without found footage or demonically possessed women.And maybe with coherent plots.
Boston Globe
3.0
Im biast (pro): nothing nothing Im biast (con): nothing (what is this about see my critics minifesto) Welcome to the experiment, says seedy tweedy Pro ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
The movie does have some nice takeaways, mostly to do with Harris gleefully unhinged performance...but they are few and far between.
Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
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Total Film
2.0
Ive long had a theory that bad thesps have the ability to neutralise fear.
Standard
1.0
But clearly the makers of The Quiet Ones hold very different hopes.Because if you do scare easily if all you need is a lot of herky jerky camera movem ..
Nj
2.0
Perhaps the most terrifying thing about The Quiet Ones is how blatantly the Hammer horror film rips off other, better features.
Film School Rejects
2.0
A stylish and ably acted yet ultimately lacklustre psychological horror thats as predictable as it is almost entirely devoid of bona fide scares.
Cine Vue
2.0
A lack of engaging ideas and mediocre execution ensures that The Quiet Ones makes little noise beyond a faint whimper.
Digital Spy
2.5
For all its style, charm and appeal, it just feels like a massively missed opportunity to deliver a truly great British horror film that matches some ..
Star Burst Magazine
3.0
As a fairly straightforward horror tale, The Quiet Ones wont succeed or fail on the strength of its characters.
Flicks
3.0
Such a truly uneasy and atmospheric ride leads to all hell breaking loose in a tortuous last reel that leaves conclusions up to personal interpretatio ..
Cleve Land
4.0
There is simply nothing more Hammer than Jared Harris in The Quiet Ones.
Ft
3.1
Nevertheless, there is a lot to admire as the film embraces a pleasing brand of old school chills over modern day, pop culture hipness.
Dustin Put Man
3.0
an elegant little flick, both creepy and atmospheric, that tells its tale of hubris and good intentions gone wrong with a studied seriousness
Killer Movie Reviews
2.5
works as a horror tinged chamber drama; when it is about spooky, underlit houses with inexplicable goings on... its merely adequate at best, and frequ ..
Antagony & Ecstasy
1.5
But flaunting your references doesnt guarantee youre smart, merely a smart arse.
Ign
3.5
The Quiet Ones has baked up a perfectly serviceable horror cookie.
Io9 Gizmodo
2.5
The film becomes an inadvertent study of the power professors have over students who trust their authority and vision blindly, rather than see flaws t ..
The Dissolve
3.0
It might swing and miss on its biggest ideas or lack thereof but it gets enough of the minutiae right to be worth a look for horror purists.
Cinemix Tape
3.0
A solid, entertaining effort that suggests the freshly risen corpse of Hammer Studios wont be returning to the crypt any time soon.
One Room With A View
4.0
But unlike The Woman in Black, this latest horror thriller has something appreciably mad going on between the gotchas: a smart, disturbing mad scienti ..
Crave Online
2.0
Its an intriguing setup, but it masks a rote demon possession tale thats packed with cliches: occult birthmarks, dead eyed dolls, an egotistical acade ..
The Skinny
2.0
Garfield remains a raw and lively alternative to the era of a sleepy Tobey Maguire.
Scots Man
4.5
Olivia Cooke and Jared Harris ... redeem this Hammer horror with first class performances.
Film 4
3.0
A paranormal researcher with skepticism about the concept of evil and a predatory bent (Jared Harris, never better); his three Oxford student assistan ..
East Bay Express
1.5
With its many desperate attempts at scares and a completely lacking narrative, The Quiet Ones is a failure on just about every level.
1.0
The rest of us are likely to view this cookie cutter effort only with nostalgia for a bygone era of better horror movies.
Seven Day Svt
2.5
And its a real shame its not a better film because it had so much going for it.
Fat Guys At The Movies
3.0
Its stylish, well cast and, at times, deeply unsettling but its reliance on old fashioned staples means the surprises run out well before its disappoi ..
Daily Star
4.0
So youre watching a movie but youre also watching real time found footage.
3.0
Hammer Horror has grown up since its genesis, with its latest film leagues away from its schlocky Dracula series.
Sky
3.4
The Quiet Ones is rated PG 13, but its scarier than R rated gorefests, like Proxy, Nurse 3D, and American Mary. Anyone can create disgust; creating sl ..
Film.com
3.0
It is chocked full of great ideas and could have been so much more.
Hey U Guys
2.5
Though The Quiet Ones does not quite work as a throwback to Hammers heyday, it does, however, serve its purpose as a decent time waster.
Dread Central
2.5
Its retro melding of with a heavy dose of Carrie style telekinetic mayhem doesnt result in anything particularly memorable. Apart from the Slade, that ..
Ear Of Newt
2.5
The Quiet Ones is an unabashed B movie: not a glorious B movie, unfortunately, but sincere and not badly made.
O Canada
2.5
Jared Harris would have fit in nicely alongside Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee back in Hammers heyday.
Gomemphis
2.0
If THE QUIET ONES is not a classic, at least it fails gracefully and the genre is better for its effort.
Leepers Us
1.5
While the movie has all the feel of a classic Hammer production (old buildings, dark shadows, moody set pieces), the story never really has enough oom ..
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
4.5
As far as the aesthetics of the film, The Quiet Ones is marvelous.
Lagniappe Mobile
4.5
With its intelligent approach to its story, a solid cast, and just enough scares to keep the interest from flagging, The Quiet Ones is a worthy if sli ..
Times of Malta
2.5
(For a quiet movie, The Quiet Ones sure does love its loud shock gags.)
Blog The Horror Show
3.5
Its, first and foremost, a revenge thriller with the strength of the movies narrative its single minded adherence to that proposition.
Windy City Media Group
2.5
Possession as seen through the eyes of a rationalist is an interesting premise for a horror movie, but the conceit soon takes a back seat to the more ..
National Post
1.9
There are also way too many cheap shock scares meant to make you giggle at yourself.
Co Ed
1.5
Something interesting could have manifested within The Quiet Ones, but the whole show turns out to be a generic but polished mediocrity.
The Script Lab
1.5
A script crying for a horror backbone is frustratingly weak for the most part, its tedious jump scares no substitute.
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