screen |skr_n| |skrin| |skri_n| noun • a blank, typically white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected : the world's largest movie screen • movies or television; the motion-picture industry : she's a star of the stage as well as the screen. verb [ trans. ] • protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant • evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application


Thursday, March 15, 2012

Silent House

** SPOILER-RAMA **

At some point, after the questions have been answered about whether or not what the audience is watching is real or imagined, Silent House bravely plunges into psycho-sexual terrain. It could have gone horribly wrong. It comes close to being pretentious. But filmmakers dexterously walk a tightrope between realistic and thematic, and thanks to a daring and engrossing performance from Elizabeth Olson, the end result is a gimmicky but satisfying no-budget thriller.
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