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Author Maddie Young (Siegel) has lived a life of isolation since losing her hearing as a teenager, fully retreating into her now silent world. But when the masked face of a psychotic killer appears in the window of her secluded home, Maddie must push herself beyond her mental and physical limits in order to survive the night. (South by Southwest Film Festival)
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Ein solider, spannender Film, in dem ein sadistischer Kater mit einem verletzlichen Mäuschen spielt. Handwerklich hochwertig aufgenommen, mit gut ausgewählten Schauspieler*innen und intensiven Momenten im Drehbuch. Die Information, dass das Haus bruchsichere Fensterscheiben hat, sollte das Publikum aber früher bekommen. Ansonsten wundert man sich die ganze Zeit, warum sie der Schuft nicht zerschlägt. ***1/2
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As a snack made in a couple of days that Flanagan squeezed between bigger and more ambitious projects, it’s ok. But certainly nothing very memorable that should collect almost enthusiastic responses at big festivals – that’s something I really don’t understand. Hush is nothing but a home-invasion slasher flick that bases its existence on a villain without any motivations, who simply enjoys playing cat and mouse with his victims, but who’s also quite incompetent and gives the heroine several opportunities to get rid of him. About the hearing impaired heroine, we don’t get to know a lot, so there aren’t all that many reasons to root for her. It’s just a pretty girl that failed to generate any emotions in me. The sound design is good. The best thing in the film is the positively hyped-up song in the closing credits.
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This initially promising script falls further and further into a morass of mediocrity, and one can't help but shake one's head at the actions of the protagonist and the killer; but the direction, even with its reasonable footage, manages to keep the viewer on their toes until the end. No great miracle, no great disaster.
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You will get what you expect from the horror film Hush i.e., a deaf heroine who has to fight for her life. It's a good topic, and it's not badly handled at all. There is nothing downright unique about it, but the film plays well with the cards it is dealt. It's quite raw, uncomfortable, claustrophobic, and it has atmosphere. What more could you want from a film like this? In the end, I claim satisfaction.
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