OF SILENCE

OF SILENCE

USA, 2012

Director: Jeremiah Sayys

7/10

"Of Silence" is the pretty impressive debut feature of Alabamian director / writer / producer / actor Jeremiah Sayys, a movie about a young man who slowly slips into madness after his wife's death. It's a dark and depressing psychological horror-drama, not perfect but definitely something worth checking out.

The movie is very well made, very well shot, thanks to the powerful direction and the fantastic camera work of Erick M. Crespo who captures the haunting atmosphere of the darkly-lit one-location setting (a suburban house) in a mesmerising way.

There's lots of thrilling tension and suspense, shitloads of eerie sounds and noises, many extremely creepy scenes and even a few cool jump scares.

The acting is outstanding: Jeremiah delivers a mindblowing and stunningly intriguing, almost disturbing performance. There were moments where I thought that this is a real person, not just a film character.

The other actors are also very good, especially the gorgeous Ashlee Gillespie ("7th Heaven") and Suzanne Ford (upcoming "The Apparition").

There are a few unnecessary lengths in the middle, and I wasn't too fond of the weird and incomprehensible ending which raises more questions than answers. Nevertheless, "Of Silence" is a remarkable and quite awesome movie, made by a very talented filmmaker. Well done!

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[Thanks to Jeremiah for sending me a screener of the movie]