An Average Movie-Goer’s Review
No spoilers! If you would like spoilers – check out the Spoiler post
I love horror movies and if I’m going to watch them anyway, why not write an entertaining/funny review from the POV of an average movie-goer and not a professional critic.
Today we’re looking at Netflix’s 2016 Hush
Successful author Maddie (Kate Seigel) who is deaf and mute and living alone in the woods is targeted by a deadly serial killer.
Is it Scary?
Hush has almost no jump scares but is extremely tense throughout. So while you won’t be jumping or cowering in fear, your heart will be pounding because of the suspense. In the end you’ll be scared while watching but not after, unless you happen to live alone in the woods with no way of communicating with anyone when your power goes out.
Review:
Hush is great, it’s a short, suspenseful horror slasher that I can see being considered a classic. While it’s not as terrifying as The Strangers which had the killers popping up in the background of scenes, it’s definitely as or more suspenseful.
All actors do a great job even the ones with just a few scenes and the dialogue feels natural including when it’s obviously being used to give background information on characters. There’s not a lot of real negatives I can say about Hush but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any.
A few of the situations feel forced and some actions by both the protagonist and antagonist are questionable. At the same time none of these are completely going to throw you out of the movie and can be defended by the situations in the movie.
Overall I highly recommend giving Hush a watch. It is only 80 minutes long and you’ll definitely enjoy it while sitting at the edge of your seat.
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