Dead Silence

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Watched With: Jordan, Amberly

After Saw became a franchise James Wan and Leigh Whannell concocted this little number. Although it's extremely flawed it manages to create a great new horror mythology, complete with some iconic imagery, a creepy town with an unspoken legend and a kids nursery rhyme. And one of the freakiest looking ghosts ever.

My favourite thing about it is the concept of not being able to scream or your tongue will be ripped out. Like saying Candyman 5 times in a mirror it gives the audience a small part of participation in the film. When the sound cuts out and things go "dead silent" you inadvertently try your best not to make any noise. It's great fun.

The dialogue and acting aren't anything special, there's some nice music and little directorial flourishes in transitions and such. It's not entirely successful, the twist ending is easy to pick up, but you can't fault them for going for broke with the creepiness factor. I look forward to their latest which, with any luck, will come out in a few weeks.