Interesting concept, Bad execution.

Rating: 6/10 (1 May 2018)

The film is set in a post apocalyptic world that has been invaded by aliens that hunt based on noise. We aren't given any context behind this invasion and that's fine because the film is more of a statement than a story. It explores the idea of life without noise and how difficult it would be for us to live without it. After all we come in to this world screaming and crying and the only ever time we are truly silent is when we die. So the fact that in this film being silent is what will keep you alive is a nice juxtaposition and really enhances the eeriness and tension through out, something that it certainly did not lack. It seemed like you were always on the edge of your seat, you knew that at any moment the family could be attacked because it is so easy to make a noise doing some of the simplest things, such as playing a game of monopoly...
So where did it go wrong for me? In two words, the birth. In such a tense and exiting film I couldn't help but burst out laughing when in the matter of minutes the mother managed to give birth to a baby on her own and it to come out so clean and quiet. It was how you would imagine the birth of baby Jesus had gone and amongst all the chaos and panic of that scene in particular, it did not fit. I mean, one would question why in a world where u can't make noise you would decide to have a baby in the first place, but even ignoring logical reasoning, the fact that the birth was so quick and clean really spoiled that tense and edge of the seat feel. From then on I couldn't take the film too seriously. Although the scene in which the dad dies was quite emotional, but slightly cliché it has to be said, the film finished in typical American fashion, with guns and violence. Although having some guns is supposed to add to the excitement of it all, it is quite a boring and overused ending.
In conclusion I enjoyed the edgy feel of anticipation it provides you with, although this was lost a bit halfway through the film, and it is has very interesting concept. I feel some ideas could have been explored deeper though, and that it had a deeper and different final message than "to solve a problem, you need to use guns".