Laura and her father Wilson arrive at a cottage off the beaten path in order to repair it since its owner will soon put the house on sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go on smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder in the upper floor of the house. Wilson goes up to see what is going on while she remains downstairs on her own waiting for her father to come down. The plot is based on a true story that occurred in the 1940s in a small village in Uruguay. La casa muda focuses on the last seventy eight minutes, second by second, as Laura tries to leave the house unharmed and discovers the dark secret it hides.
Nate H. reviewed The Silent House (2010)
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Real time shots are a little overrated to me. I appreciate the value of a good scene shot in one take, but many times the use of this type of camera work is too drawn out and boring. In The Silent House, the entire film is taken in one continous shot. This definitely invites the potential to induce mass yawning. That is not the case here though. After the first 15 minutes or so, Silent House gets going and doesn't slow down until the end.
That doesn't mean it is good though. The problem with Silent House is that it is a mind trip of a horror film that is brutal and intense but leaves you wondering just what the hell happened. I'm all for a night of Memento or say Donnie Darko, but Silent House is ultiamtely more confusing than thought provoking. Kudos to the creators for a valiant effort though. Its not often you see an attempt like this in horror.
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