I would like to begin by addressing the main problems that other users have voiced concerning this movie. There will be spoilers, if you want to avoid them.
To those who do not understand the name: it is called "Silent House" because the main character, Laura, kills both her father and her "lover" (who raped her) in order to silence the loud noises that she imagined in the house with her. The small child that was in the house with her was not a spirit, it was her daughter, who is dead (aborted). The house owner had previously raped her, as he and her father were prone to doing to young girls that they lured into the house. You can also take the film's title as a reference to her cutting out the tongue of her father and the house's owner when she kills them (as seen when she drags him away at the end of the movie).
Secondly, the movie never claimed to be filmed in one shot. It is PRESENTED as a one-shot film, much like Alfred Hitchcock's similarly structured movies. It is only supposed to have the appearance of a one-shot film in order to draw the audience into a real time encounter during the events of what happens in the house. The scene of the next day is not a part of this one-shot because it no longer applies to the night of the two unsolved murders.
As for the dialog, I'm a little surprised so many people disregarded it as contrived and foolish. Unless you're fluent in the spoken language of the film, of course the subtitles will seem a little awkward to you. They were translated directly to English from Spanish, and it is clearly not a translation into conversational English.
Okay, now that I've talked about those three points, on to the movie itself. It is definitely worth seeing, and I highly recommend it. The acting is realistic and draws you into the events that are happening on screen in real time. It is a brilliant psycho-thriller that deserves some positive feedback for its chilling story, beautifully orchestrated twist ending, and thematic integrity. Anyone who enjoys the paranormal, or the psychotic, should give this film a view.
To those who do not understand the name: it is called "Silent House" because the main character, Laura, kills both her father and her "lover" (who raped her) in order to silence the loud noises that she imagined in the house with her. The small child that was in the house with her was not a spirit, it was her daughter, who is dead (aborted). The house owner had previously raped her, as he and her father were prone to doing to young girls that they lured into the house. You can also take the film's title as a reference to her cutting out the tongue of her father and the house's owner when she kills them (as seen when she drags him away at the end of the movie).
Secondly, the movie never claimed to be filmed in one shot. It is PRESENTED as a one-shot film, much like Alfred Hitchcock's similarly structured movies. It is only supposed to have the appearance of a one-shot film in order to draw the audience into a real time encounter during the events of what happens in the house. The scene of the next day is not a part of this one-shot because it no longer applies to the night of the two unsolved murders.
As for the dialog, I'm a little surprised so many people disregarded it as contrived and foolish. Unless you're fluent in the spoken language of the film, of course the subtitles will seem a little awkward to you. They were translated directly to English from Spanish, and it is clearly not a translation into conversational English.
Okay, now that I've talked about those three points, on to the movie itself. It is definitely worth seeing, and I highly recommend it. The acting is realistic and draws you into the events that are happening on screen in real time. It is a brilliant psycho-thriller that deserves some positive feedback for its chilling story, beautifully orchestrated twist ending, and thematic integrity. Anyone who enjoys the paranormal, or the psychotic, should give this film a view.