Hush (2016)
Directed by Mike Flanagan
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
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Like “Wait Until Dark” before it, “Hush” places a character with a perceived handicap at the center of a tense thriller and showcases both the heroine’s vulnerabilities and unexpected advantages.
One of the many films in the grand tradition of “Wait Until Dark,” director Flanagan teams a disabled heroine against a merciless predator who not only wants to murder, but also delights in making her final moments as painful as possible.
Hush makes clever use of Maddie’s deafness as part of the plot development, although comparisons with the classic sensory-impairment thriller Wait Until Dark end there.
Much like the classic 1967 thriller Wait Until Dark, Hush not only finds several clever ways for its heroine to overcome her physical handicap under the most terrifying conditions imaginable, but it also manages to bring the viewer into the experience through clever use of creative editing, strong acting, and (especially) some very nifty sound design.
From 2007's " Them " to 2008's " Martyrs " and " The Strangers " to 2011's " Kidnapped " to 2013's " The Purge " and " You're Next ," there has been no deficiency in these kinds of stories in recent years.
Siegel is one of the best “final girls” to grace the horror genre since Sharni Vinson in You’re Next, and I really appreciated the way Hush managed to consistently keep me on my toes.
Think You’re Next (the masks, crossbow) for the hearing impaired.
For all of the acclaim that’s greeted Primer and Upstream Color , few films so far have been recognizably influenced by Shane Carruth.
For all of the acclaim that’s greeted Primer and Upstream Color , few films so far have been recognizably influenced by Shane Carruth.
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From 2007's " Them " to 2008's " Martyrs " and " The Strangers " to 2011's " Kidnapped " to 2013's " The Purge " and " You're Next ," there has been no deficiency in these kinds of stories in recent years.
From 2007's " Them " to 2008's " Martyrs " and " The Strangers " to 2011's " Kidnapped " to 2013's " The Purge " and " You're Next ," there has been no deficiency in these kinds of stories in recent years.
Cinematographer James Kniest's (2014's " Annabelle ") lensing of Maddie's cozy rustic-modern home and the remote wooded exteriors is expertly immersive, while the picture's sound design is crucial in deeming what can and cannot be heard.
From 2007's " Them " to 2008's " Martyrs " and " The Strangers " to 2011's " Kidnapped " to 2013's " The Purge " and " You're Next ," there has been no deficiency in these kinds of stories in recent years.
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From 2007's " Them " to 2008's " Martyrs " and " The Strangers " to 2011's " Kidnapped " to 2013's " The Purge " and " You're Next ," there has been no deficiency in these kinds of stories in recent years.
Hush isn’t the first thriller to focus on a deaf woman — The Quiet, Hear No Evil, and the supernaturally-infused Avenged all precede it — but director/co-writer Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Absentia) captures Maddie’s perspective and experience with a precision that makes her terror that much more palpable.