I don't take joy in writing negative reviews, especially for films I thought I would be doing the opposite for. I'm a big fan of Richard Dreyfuss' work, as he stars in my all time favourite movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. So it was only natural when I heard about this film I was rather intrigued. And of course as well as Dreyfuss there's an all star cast of Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, Liv Tyler and JT Walsh. I even watched the trailer and I thought it looked good. I wasn't able to buy the film on DVD in Region 2 (UK) so I had to buy the Region 1 addition, luckily I have a multi regional DVD player.
But sadly, it wasn't worth the hassle. Silent Fall was very disappointing. I didn't like the style it was filmed in, the way the story folded and John Lithgow being in this movie may as well have been classed as a Cameo. Linda Hamilton's role is nothing to get excited about as her character hardly has any purpose or screen time. It doesn't even feel like a theatrical movie. I felt like I was watching something made for the Hallmark channel.
It's a shame really because the plot of this film actually has potential to become a good story (take away the obvious twist and the whole voice mimicking stuff). If this project was handled better, and better use of the supporting actors, this could have gone on to become a really good film.
And then there's Liv Tyler's debut. Don't get too excited over that either. I think anyone watching her in this will be in for a shock. It's safe to say she must have took up some intense acting lessons after filming this.
But let's end this on a slightly positive note. Richard Dreyfuss still did a good job. Far from his best performance, but enough that stopped me from switching this off halfway through. I guess the script just fell in the wrong hands with this one.
But sadly, it wasn't worth the hassle. Silent Fall was very disappointing. I didn't like the style it was filmed in, the way the story folded and John Lithgow being in this movie may as well have been classed as a Cameo. Linda Hamilton's role is nothing to get excited about as her character hardly has any purpose or screen time. It doesn't even feel like a theatrical movie. I felt like I was watching something made for the Hallmark channel.
It's a shame really because the plot of this film actually has potential to become a good story (take away the obvious twist and the whole voice mimicking stuff). If this project was handled better, and better use of the supporting actors, this could have gone on to become a really good film.
And then there's Liv Tyler's debut. Don't get too excited over that either. I think anyone watching her in this will be in for a shock. It's safe to say she must have took up some intense acting lessons after filming this.
But let's end this on a slightly positive note. Richard Dreyfuss still did a good job. Far from his best performance, but enough that stopped me from switching this off halfway through. I guess the script just fell in the wrong hands with this one.