Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Director James Wan is known for his passion for Horror movies. So it is not a surprise at all, that Dead Silence turns out to be a very enjoyable Movie about puppets coming to life. Instead of going the direction towards Child's Play this movie sides more with Puppet Horror such as Annabelle, but before you already turn it down just by hearing the title reference, you can relax. Dead Silence succeeds where Annabelle has failed in my opinion, simply because James Wan is getting his effects done right. I am not really sure if I like Ryan Kwanten in the leading role, but this may only be me. The acting was good and I was really happy to see Bob Gunton in the role of Jamies' father. It's been a long time since I have seen the villain of the glorious The Shawshank Redemption and even though he of course has aged I noticed him right from the spot. If dolls are creeping you out, this movie will do just fine to add some chills to your spine. Enjoy!

So this is one of the first doll films I've ever seen and boy it was scary fun! It gets mystery from The Ring and a curse like Ju-On and I believed inspired some of the soundtrack from Jigsaw. It also feels like a M. Night Shamylan film. Basically a couple get a box with a doll named Billy in it and after a little the wife dies. Then from there he tries to find the original of the doll, every step he takes a utter scare for the audience. I honestly don't get why people hate this film. There is some crappy graphics at one point in the film but what I say is it's not always about the visuals but the story. There aren't much jump scares and is a little over rated but if they made a sequel to this masterpiece I would go out in the theaters and buy a ticket. I guess the only thing I didn't like was the lack of richness in characters but what am I to say? So James Wan is my favorite person in the film industry, starting off The Conjuring, Insidious, Saw,and so much more horror films. If Wan didn't get on in this film this film would be worse than the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4.

Review (1~5)#Content: Script 3 | Acting 3 | Cinematography 4 | Film Editing 3#Visual: Costume Design 3 | Makeup & Hairstyling 4 | Scenic Design 4 | Lighting 3 | Visual Effects 3#Sound: Score & Soundtracks 3 | Sound Editing & Mixing 3#Overall (1~10): 5

Dead Silence is one of those horror films a person wants to watch for grotesque creations, nightmarish things from their youth that scared them to death, and of course a hero that chooses to face his bully and get down to the bottom of things. This is basically a horror movie, gone psychotic thriller and turns into something wonderful as the story and theme develops.Having said that, Dead Silence features old manors, gossip, old rumors from times gone past and includes themes from different teen slashers of the era. The hero is out to find the cause of his girlfriend's death, only it won't be revealed until just what is going on towards the end of the movie. Like all movies, Dead Silence features a multitude of twists along the way – an inspector and police agency suspect the hero is out to be the actual murderer – so not only does the plot revolve around this boyfriend trying maintain his innocence, but avoid the same fate as his girlfriend.As the movie poster will attest – there will be ventriloquist dummies and plenty of them. These things are scary to the right person (they are to me), and they will be creepy enough to make you flinch and squirm. But don't scream; that is the entire premise of this movie – you scream and well, you get the idea. You are going to die one way or the other if you investigate the mystery behind the dummy on the poster.This movie is about teen slasher, references to the first 'Scream' movie, and a haunted spirit that wants revenge. All things will be wrapped up nicely once the movie credits roll. You don't want to miss this movie if you like the thriller and especially the horror genre.Movie review originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/?p=499)