A great really interesting film

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2017)

Like most people I think Martin scorcese is a great director and I was interested in seeing his new film silence and I did really enjoy this film. The premise of this film sees two Catholics travel to Japan to find there teacher who has gone missing. Andrew garfield plays rodrigues The main priest In this film and I am sure there will be Oscar buzz around this performance. He is absolutely amazing in this film and truly commits to this role, he delivers a truly great performance with great depth as you see him go through this horrible journey and see him become more and more broken as the film progresses in a fantastic way. Adam driver plays the other priest in this film an he does a really good job with what he is given. He has less to do then Garfield but he still adds allot of depth to his character and you do care about his character. Liam neeeson plays the teacher and with his limited screen time does a great job of conveying why these men would go on this mission in the first place. The rest of the Japanese cast does a fantastic job too whether it's the inquisitor, the interpreter or the villagers they all deliver high quality performances that makes you truly care about where they go in this film. The story has really good depth in it as you see these two guys faith being questioned and you see them go through this really emotional journey through has you invested. However,it isn't the most fast paced film with its storytelling and the last third of the film drags quite allot and becomes predictable. The script is great with dramatic dialogue that you buy and makes you care about the characters in the film. A film like this has a lack of humour but it works for this film because of the subject matter. The style of this film is beautiful, if just based on cinematography alone this film would be a 10/10. But this films pacing is really sloppy, this is a very long film but it feels even longer and I just feel like there were parts of this film could have been cut out and it would have benefited the film. Overall this is a great interesting film that if your a fan of film is a must watch in my opinion.