Elizabeth Olsen in 'Silent House'

Written by Bob Suggs Tuesday, 17 July 2012 09:55

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Elizabeth Olsen in 'Silent House'Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) stars in this suspenseful (inspired by true events), edge-of-your-seat thriller presented in real time as one shocking, uninterrupted shot. When Sarah (Olsen) finds herself sealed inside her family's secluded lake house with no contact to the outside world, panic soon turns to terror as events become increasingly ominous. Directed by filmmaking duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau (Open Water), it's a tension-filled journey that Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood raves is "Beyond terrifying! Clever, gripping, intense and scary as hell!"

Actors: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Adam Barnett
Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Release Date: July 24, 2012
Run Time: 86 minutes

Silent House (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)

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Actor: Elizabeth Olsen Actor: Adam Tree Actor: Eric Sheffer Stevens Actor: Julia Taylor Ross AspectRatio: 1.85:1 AudienceRating: R (Restricted) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Universal CatalogNumberList: Color: color Director: Chris Kentis Director: Laura Lau EAN: 0025192151408 EANList: Format: Color Format: Subtitled Format: Widescreen IsEligibleForTradeIn: 1 ItemDimensions: Label: Universal Studios Languages: ListPrice: Manufacturer: Universal Studios MPN: MCABR61123227 NumberOfDiscs: 2 NumberOfItems: 1 PackageDimensions: PartNumber: MCABR61123227 PictureFormat: Anamorphic Widescreen ProductGroup: DVD ProductTypeName: ABIS_DVD Publisher: Universal Studios RegionCode: 1 ReleaseDate: 2012-07-24 RunningTime: 172 SKU: A025192151408 Studio: Universal Studios Title: Silent House (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet) TradeInValue: UPC: 025192151408 UPCList:

Product Description Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) stars in this suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat thriller presented in real time as one shocking, uninterrupted shot. When Sarah (Olsen) finds herself sealed inside her family's secluded lake house with no contact to the outside world, panic soon turns to terror as events become increasingly ominous. Directed by filmmaking duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau (Open Water), it's a tension-filled journey that Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood raves is "Beyond terrifying! Clever, gripping, intense and scary as hell!" Amazon.com The 2010 Uruguayan film La Casa Muda was a rather standard Old Dark House movie elevated by a nifty central hook: namely, a single-shot structure that lent a shuddery immediacy to every creaking stair and rusty hinge. Happily, the American remake improves on the original by an order of magnitude, thanks to a script that pares away the melodramatics and instead focuses on the tremulous central performance by Elizabeth Olsen. The result is a horror film that's no fun at all, which is meant as a compliment, really. Told, once again, via what appears to be a single unbroken take, the story follows a young woman fixing up a remote, boarded-up house with her father and uncle. As the candles burn down and the doors get locked, she begins to suspect the presence of somebody (or something) not on the guest list. Directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, who previously made the nautical faux-snuff film Open Water, keep their roving camera synched with Olsen's wavering perceptions at all times, amping up the tension to a degree that even the occasional jump scare can't relieve. (Unfortunately, they can't do much to change the original's resolution, the logic of which crumbles approximately 2.5 minutes after the end credits.) Much like the found-footage genre, the real-time conceit at the heart of Silent House may fall flat for some viewers. For those more susceptible, however, the unblinking lack of distance and Olsen's increasingly credible hysteria succeed in removing the filters that normally make scary movies a pleasurable spectator sport. Gimmicky, yes, but if you can get on its wavelength, it works like gangbusters. --Andrew Wright

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