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Knock knock. Who's there? Woo. Woo who? No. Just no. Oh,dear lord, no.
Movie spotlight
Silent Night
2023
Movie
104 min
English
A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son's death.
Insights
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes52%
Metacritic55/100
Google Users80%
Director: John Woo•Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Plot Summary
A man is driven by a lifelong grief to avenge his son's death. He takes on a dangerous mission to bring the culprits to justice, navigating the criminal underworld of Los Angeles. With no dialogue, the film relies on visual storytelling and intense action sequences to convey the protagonist's emotional journey and his relentless pursuit of vengeance.
Critical Reception
Silent Night received mixed to average reviews from critics. While John Woo's return to action filmmaking was noted, the film's silent approach was divisive, with some finding it innovative and others feeling it limited emotional depth and narrative clarity. The action sequences were generally praised for their style and intensity, but the lack of dialogue was a significant point of contention.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its stylish and inventive action sequences.
Divided opinions on the effectiveness of the no-dialogue approach.
Noted for John Woo's distinctive directorial flair.
Google audience: Google users generally responded positively to the film, appreciating its unique concept and action-packed nature. Many found the absence of dialogue to be an interesting experiment that heightened the visual storytelling, while others felt it made the plot harder to follow. The emotional core of the story and the revenge narrative resonated with a majority of viewers.
Fun Fact
The film is notable for being John Woo's first American film in two decades and for its unique approach of having virtually no dialogue.
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7 reviews
hamfaceman
This movie was pretty dumb, sometimes cool and had a few good laughs, which may or may not have been intentional. The multiple quick zoom shots on the mother's eyes in the hospital were so odd and about three too many. Tear drop transition ...
pimpskitters
There are some nice shots in this movie, gun range peephole was fun, and some decent car chases and good action direction from time to time. Last third really stank. Some pretty awful color saturation throughout and crappy cgi brought it do...
MarciaClarke
Best part was watching Kinnaman running down the street slow mo with the nose on his rudolph sweater bobbing up and down. Also when he's in his sloppy grey sweatpants working out. Pretty good. I was ok with the over the top slo mo drama act...
Chandler Danier
It's a Woo film. Very predictable. Somewhat stale but still got the double guns. Real good double guns mr Detective. I think that was the highlight of the film. No way that guy was listening to that music and dancing like that. I didn't rea...
BornKnight
First movie of John Woo in Hollywood since Paycheck in 2003 (that was an average movie). This movie is almost all based on the expression of the protagonist and secondary characters, even being previsible and a bit melodramatic (but the...
MovieGuys
This is a rather surprising film from Hong Kong director John Woo. Known for up beat, fast paced, gritty action films, Silent Night is a rather sombre, departure from what fans, like myself, have come to expect. The back story is ra...