The Quiet Ones (2014)
A professor and his students perform a dangerous experiment that causes a young woman to lose her sanity.
- John Pogue
- Nicoletta Mani
- Alexandra Owen
- Oren Moverman
- Craig Rosenberg
- John Pogue
- Tom de Ville
Rating: 5.092/10 by 644 users
Alternative Title:
Silencio del más allá - ES
El estigma del mal - ES
Silencio del más allá - MX
Los silenciosos - MX
Country:
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 38 minutes
Budget: $200,000
Revenue: $17,834,867
Plot Keyword: experiment, 1970s, poltergeist, paranormal phenomena, possession, adrenaline, mad doctor, death, skepticism, séance, locked door
Boom! Out of Hammer Films, The Quiet Ones is loosely based on the Philip Experiment in Toronto 1972. It involves paranormal research that seeks to prove supernatural entities are in fact manifestations of the human mind. The complete opposite of Hammer's hugely successful The Woman in Black, The Quiet Ones is set in the 70s (Oxford, England). The house the action is set in is naturally remote, though it lacks the Gothic chill required for maximum impact. The makers are more intent on jolts and screeches to get their scares, which sadly gets a bit tiresome come the mid-point. It's effectively chilling at times, with some well mounted spooky atmospheric moments - while Olivia Cooke as the focal point of the "happenings" gives a sturdy and impressive turn, but it feels old hat and fails to deliver on its promise. 6/10
