The Silencing

critic Reviews

, 20% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • The Silencing mistakes mood for character development, leading to an undercooked mystery that fails to generate much interest.
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    Glenn KennyRogerEbert.com
    One does feel one's seen all this before.
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    Peter TraversRolling Stone
    In this stale thriller, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays a alcoholic hunter who tries to catch a serial killer of teen girls. Even in these troubled times, when we all hunger for escapism, this long journey to a lame ending hardly fills the bill.
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    David NusairReel Film Reviews
    ...a solid thriller that benefits from Coster-Waldau’s stirring (and sympathetic) performance and a compelling, surprising narrative...
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    Clement Tyler ObroptaFilm Inquiry
    The Silencing is an underseen, underrated film that knows why its tropes work and stick to its guns.
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    Alix TurnerReady Steady Cut
    Well made but essentially dull crime drama: nothing we haven't seen before.
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    Johnny LoftusDecider
    Ultimately, The Silencing doesn't say anything much at all.
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    John LuiThe Straits Times (Singapore)
    This movie forgets that the character stuff is the side dish, not the main course, and serves an insultingly under-prepared crime procedural.
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    Joel HarleyStarburst
    It's desperately dull and predictable - down to the boring reveal at the end. It does moody and atmospheric well, but that will only take you so far. Ultimately, it's too muted for its own good.
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    Ronak KotechaThe Times of India
    The Silencing is one of those serial killer sagas that's not so much about what it is telling you, but how it is telling you. And that's where it makes quite a killing.
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    Dennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
    Lacks logic.
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