The Silencing

Movie Review #4765: THE SILENCING

This Canadian effort on Neon is a mystery thriller centred on an alcoholic father grieving his missing daughter and now living somewhat off the grid.

​The discovery of the bodies of other girls in the wildlife sanctuary he manages sparks off a game of cat’n’mouse, dragging in the local sheriff and her rather troubled brother along the way.

After a few red herrings and unexpected turns we see the killer becoming obvious and it’s just a matter then of bringing him to justice.

Nice scenery set somewhere north of the Canadian border but does suffer a little from plot disjointedness and a few why-didn’t-he’s before coming to a reasonably predictable conclusion. Nevertheless a half-decent thriller that might have done better with a tighter script and a few hole plugs.

Adequate performances from the leads although I wondered how many wounds the leading guy’s body could take before he’d pass out.

7/10