The Quiet

A Film Review By Brian Gall 

WHAT WOULD ONE SAY WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT A MOVIE STARING ACTRESSES FROM SOME OF TODAYS MOST POPULAR TV SHOWS.  I AM SURE THAT THE ANSWER WOULD BE " I'M GOING".  WELL IF THE MOVIE IS "THE QUIET," THE ANSWER SHOULD BE I'M STAYING.  FIRST OF ALL "THE QUIET " IS ONE OF THOSE MOVIES THAT SOUNDS REAL GOOD ON PAPER. WHEN A MOVIE THAT IS BILLED AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, STARRING EDIE FALCO, AND ELISHA CUTHBERT, YOU BETTER BET THAT I'M GOING.

WELL I WENT. I WANT YOU TO STAY HOME. "THE QUIET" IS BAD, REALLY BAD. I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS FILM. YES ELISHA CUTHBERT LOOKS GOOD, EDIE FALCO DID NOT. HER PERFORMANCE WAS NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. AS OLIVIA DEER, THE MOTHER OF NINA DEER (CUTHBERT) SHE LOOKED TIRED. HER ROLE CONSISTED OF ABOUT 5 LINES OF SUBSTANCE, AND 5 MOVEMENTS OF BODY LANGUAGE.

ELISHA CUTHBERT IS BEST KNOWN AS THE DAUGHTER OF JACK BOWER IN THE HIT SHOW "24" HER MOVIE CAREER IS LIMITED TO A FEW FILMS, MOST IMPORTANT IS "THE GIRL NEXT DOOR".  THIS FILM WILL NOT MAKE HER CAREER BETTER.  SHE SHOULD STICK TO "24".

AS THE OTHER ACTORS IN THE FILM MARTIN DONOVAN AS THE FATHER WAS A WASTE. HIS DRY MOTIONS WERE UTMOSTLY ANNOYING. CAMILLA BELLE IS IN ANOTHER BOMB, AS "WHEN A STRANGER CALLS" WAS ONE OF THE WORST MOVIES THAT I HAVE SEEN SO FAR IN 2006.

AS FOR ANY BRIGHTSPOTS IN THIS FILM, THE ANSWER IS NONE. SAVE YOUR MONEY, RENT "THE GIRL NEXT DOOR" AND ENJOY YOURSELF.

"THE QUIET" HAS NOTHING ORIGINAL IN IT, THE ACTING GOES NOWHERE, THE MOVIE GOES NOWHERE, AND EDIE FALCO'S BREASTS ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE ME AN INCENTIVE TO SEE THIS FILM  2 STARS FOR "THE QUIET" AND THAT IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE YOUNG GIRL FACTOR.


(c) 2006 BRIAN GALL
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