Dead Silence
2007, Horror/Mystery and thriller, 1h 29m
81 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
More tasteful than recent slasher flicks, but Dead Silence is undone by boring characters, bland dialogue, and an unnecessary and obvious twist ending. Read critic reviews
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Jamie Ashen
Ella Ashen
Det. Lipton
Edward Ashen
Henry Walker
Marion Walker
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Critic Reviews for Dead Silence
All Critics (81) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (64)
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Wan and Whannell have a carnivalesque sense of fun and a sure instinct for recycling classic horror tropes, but their characters are so flat and their plotting so listless that this low-budget feature fails to generate much suspense.
December 3, 2007 | Full Review… -
For the love of Chucky, avoid this insipid attempt at reviving the killer doll horror.
July 27, 2007 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
There's something quaintly charming about the filmmakers' unabashed affection for their inspirational source material, although the sense of over-familiarity means that none of it is in the least bit scary.
July 14, 2007 | Full Review… -
It's woefully flat and not nearly as scary as it thinks it is. It almost makes one yearn for Saw. But not quite.
July 6, 2007 | Rating: 2/5 -
I admit that I didn't see the daft last-minute twist coming, and sort of admired it, but for the rest you'd need an extravagant love of hokum not to feel mildly bored.
July 6, 2007 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
there's something about its overblown stormy-night atmospherics and reliably dismal dialogue that's bad in almost a fun way. I'd rather laugh through this kind of harmless, rickety schlock, any day, than grimace through Saw III.
July 6, 2007 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Dead Silence
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Mar 04, 2016Certainly not the wow of the horror genre, but it still delivers.Serge E Super Reviewer
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Nov 06, 2011James Wan needs a rest!!! It's a bad film with some wit, as the consensus describedSylvester K Super Reviewer
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Sep 30, 2011I kinda liked it...though I'm probably in the minority. I'm terrified of puppets/dolls coming alive, so this movie freaked me out. I've watched so many horror films and I'm not phased by anything...except puppets/dolls. Ever since I was a kid, I thought they were just so fucking creepy. So this movie definitely scared me more than most of the horror films I've watched. I thought it was pretty decent. And damnnn Ryan Kwanten...every time his gorgeous Australian accent slipped through....I loved it. The characters were fairly underdeveloped, and it was kind of predictable, but whatever. It was a pretty good B-movie. The pacing seemed a little fast for my taste, maybe that's why the characters weren't developed as well. But other than that, I can't complain. The twist at the end was cool. I'd watch it again.Japes . Super Reviewer
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Sep 27, 2011A great concept that remained silent throughout the movie.Matt P Super Reviewer
Dead Silence Quotes
| Jamie Ashen: | Beware the stare of Mary Shaw. She had no children, only dolls. |
| Ella Ashen: | If you go looking for answers, you just might find them. |
| Jamie Ashen: | What did Michael Ashen and our family have to do with Mary Shaw!? |
| Jamie Ashen: | Lisa this is NOT FUNNY! |
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