The Silence (2019)
Directed by John R. Leonetti
With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult.
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What critics compared The Silence to
While it's not completely fair to compare any movie to another, the parallels between “The Silence” and “ A Quiet Place ” are too prominent to ignore.
Like...isn’t this just A Quiet Place ?
It’s impossible to watch the film without thinking about John Krasinki’s A Quiet Place, last year’s sleeper hit.
Following the success of A Quiet Place and Netflix's own Bird Box , you would think the script for The Silence was written by the streaming giant's recommendation algorithm.
If the streaming service’s recent hit “ Bird Box ” seemed like an ocular companion to the aural deprivation of “ A Quiet Place ,” this new film feels like a de facto prequel, catching the apocalyptic moment when hordes of sound-sensitive creatures wipe out the bulk of humanity.
Yes, it's A Quiet Place meets Bird Box , but the real problem isn't that The Silence invites an easy comparison.
Similarly, in Bird Box , when a blind-folded Sandra Bullock aimlessly steers a lifeboat down a raging river, she vaguely hopes some birds will save her and her two children.