Product Details

• Actors: Elisha Cuthbert, Camilla Belle, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan (II), Shawn Ashmore
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005JPHG
• For more information about "The Quiet" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Depressing but engrossing, August 9, 2007

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DaveP "dpags" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Quiet (DVD)

Dot (Camilla Belle), an introverted deaf/mute girl moves in with her godparents after her dad gets killed. Not a welcome change to her new godsister, Nina (Elisha Cuthbert), who wants nothing to do with this "freak" at home or school, where she is a popular cheerleader. Dot tries to keep to herself, but she soon becomes a confession magnet due to her deafness to those who feel the need to get things off their chest to someone, but without the repercussions of revealing their secrets. Unfortunately for pretty much everyone in this movie, nothing is as it seems, and their actions lead to events that will tragically change the lives of those involved.

This is defintely one of those movies where you will thank your lucky stars if you have even a semblance of a good family life after watching. Dark, colorless and depressing to be sure, but surreally beautiful at the same time. Performances are excellent from all involved, particularly Belle's demure turn and Cuthbert, who has successfully increased her skills since the shaky 24 days.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Quiet, February 19, 2007

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Emily R. Jarrell "emma34" (Newport News, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Quiet (DVD)

This movie (the trailer I saw) is very misleading, I was thinking it was going to more like teen horror, but it is actually very realistic and quite brutal in a realistic manner. You get what's going on about 20 minutes in and it's tough to watch. Believe me it gets harder. Cuthbert and Belle were very good in this, that cannot be taken away, but be sure you're ready to watch something this somber.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surreal and Creepy, April 13, 2007

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Brent Trafton (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Quiet (DVD)

The Quiet" is a surreal and creepy film. It is like "Twin Peaks" or "Mulholland Drive" but without the supernatural elements. It is funny in that it is really weird, but the characters in the film do not realize how strange they are.

Dot is deaf and mute and moves in with her Godmother's family. They seem to be a normal middle class family, but they're not. The father is sexually abusing the daughter and the mother is a drug addict. The daughter is cruel to Dot in front of the other kids at school. Dot makes no effort to make any friends.

But then the strangeness starts. People go out of their way to find Dot by herself and tell her their deepest and darkest secrets. Then we find out that Dot has some secrets of her own.

This is a disturbing film, especially the incest. It is filmed like a horror film. Most of it takes place in the dark. It has one of the most intriguing endings I've seen in a long time.

The professional critics missed the point of this movie. If you are in the mood for a surreal and creepy film, "The Quiet" gets my highest recommendation.