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| FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 15 | | Cast
Elizabeth Olsen
Adam Trese
Eric Sheffer Stevens
Julia Taylor Ross | | Directors
Laura Lau
Chris Kentis | | Screenwriters
Chris Kentis
Laura Lau | | Running Time
85 minutes |
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Silent House
One shot (Jack Reacher not included)
Plot
Sarah (Olsen), her father John (Trese) and uncle Peter (Sheffer Stevens) meet to clear out a family seaside cottage before it is sold. When the family is assailed by a perhaps-ghostly menace, Sarah finds herself doubting her own senses as past crimes affect the present.
Verdict
It works as a suspense-building scare machine, given heart and depth by Olsen’s performance — though it’s still an effective exercise in misdirection rather than a strikingly original vision, and now it’s a remake of an effective exercise in misdirection.
Reviewed by Kim NewmanRead The Full Empire Review »
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