The Quiet (2006)

I like it

This was a really good movie. Its kind of slow paced but worth watching. SHows you how crazy the world is. May 7, 2008

Punked, but still enjoyed the flick. Tense, slightly erotic. Psychological thriller.

Ok, I was suckered by the previews and the cover. I thought (or hoped) this would be sort of a step daughter gets freaky kinda movie. Perverted, yeah, but...wait till you learn more about the family!

I became caught up in this film, despite my original expectations not being fulfilled. Ironically, I came to care about the characters, and rooted for closure. This movie is difficult to review without giving the good stuff away, but if you can set aside your preconceived notions and roll with the story you are in for a wild ride.

Even the slow scenes are full of tension, and I consider this to be a Psychological thriller. This movie is full of teenage motifs, family psychoses, action, and revelations that unfold into a great climax. March 23, 2008

Quietly Loud

The Quiet us a very duscincerting movie. The entire movie is very dark, from the story to the setting. It deals quite frankly with sexual abuse and violence. After her parents die, Dot gets adopted by the family of one of her childhood friends. Since she does not hear or speak, she becomes a sounding board for all of the family secrets, as well as some of her friends from school. Many of these secrets have dramatic effects on people by the end of the movie.

I liked this movie, but only watch it if you have a strong stomach. March 8, 2008

Boring

There is a family of three - a mother, father and a daughter. They adopt a deaf girl who has just lost her father. The deaf girl is struggling to mix in at the high school and with her new family. The family is dysfunctional and not even one character in this movie was likeable. The mother is an alcoholic, and a pill popper, the father sexually abuses his daughter and the daughter is following in her mother's footsteps and experimenting with drugs. Some issues are covered such as how life would be for a deaf person, and incest. The acting is ok, the storyline is average and the movie goes at a slow pace. Overall it was a pretty boring movie and I didn't walk away with anything. I forgot all of the characters names after the movie was over. December 16, 2007

If But for the Patchworked Completion

The Quiet starts out looking like a story focusing on a deaf-mute girl that moves in with her godparents after her father dies, but it quickly takes on more forms and turns into something other than the preconceived artifice. The changes are good ones, too, and the story is well-acted and well-derived and actually kept me watching to see what was going to transpire. The people in it, from the superficial jock that hopes to be more to the cheerleaders that populate the major acting posts, were believable and the household our little Rome represented was interesting and tormented and had enough pieces floating here and there that it made me take heed. The problem was that the movie, like so many others, went from the top of the ladder to the middle a little too quickly, leaving me to ponder what went wrong.

As I review this, I need to point out that I'm not saying I really disliked the movie. Over 2/3s of the film were done really well, and had the end delivered a little more then I would have been happy. Had a few pieces fallen differently and a few moments been taken out of the fray, my view of the piece would be one of total contentment because I liked he things the movie tried to say. The idea about "The Quiet," asking what happens when something becomes invisible; it struck me as playful in some ways and disturbing in others. That said, the pieces I didn't care for were too much in the making and, sadder still, the ending didn't live up to the unspoken promises that were seeded throughout the plotline.

People have differing opinions on The Quiet that seem to range the spectrum through and through, and depending on what you need will probably determine whether this movie is for you. I liked the premise, the preface, and so many other portions of the movie that it makes me want to say that I liked it and speak glowingly on the subject. The problem is that the movie was flawed, much too much in the end to ignore, and those last ten minutes made me wonder why the idea hadn't been executed with more zeal.
December 5, 2007

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