Hush (2016)

Slo naslov: - 

Država: ZDA

Leto: 2016

Dolžina: 81',  Imdb

Žanri: Grozljivka, Triler   

Slo recenzija: Filmoljub

Režija: Mike Flanagan

Scenarij: Mike Flanagan, Kate Siegel

Igrajo: Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr., Michael Trucco, Samantha Sloyan

[SLO]

...mlada pisateljica Maddie (soscenaristka Kate Siegel), ki v odmaknjeni koči sredi gozdne idile sama išče navdih za dokončanje svojega najnovejšega kriminalnega romana (pri tem koleba med kar sedmimi mogočimi epilogi), je zaradi prebolelega meningitisa v rani puberteti namreč trajno gluhonema. Ne sliši, kaj se dogaja okrog nje, in se mora za vsakdanje udobje zanašati na lastno iznajdljivost, občutek prostora in nekatere sodobne pripomočke. (Koncept prikliče v spomin sijajni psihotriler Wait Until Dark iz leta 1967 s slepo junakinjo Audrey Hepburn.) Morilski psihopat (John Gallagher Jr. v zase neznačilni vlogi), ki začne oblegati hišo, je zato v bistveni prednosti; vendar je moški z lovskim samostrelom ne bo kar naravnost ubil, temveč se bo z njo sprva poigral kot mačka z mišjo. (Filmoljub)

[ENG]

In this heart-pounding thriller from acclaimed writer and director Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Before I Wake), silence takes on a terrifying new dimension for a young woman living along in the woods. Author Maddie Young (Kate Siegel) lives a life of utter isolation after losing her hearing as a teenager. She's retreated form society, living in seclusion and existing in a completely silent world. But one night, the fragile world is shattered when the masked face of a psychotic killer appears in her window. Without another living soul for miles, and with no way to call for help, it appears that Maddie is at the killer's mercy... but he may have underestimated his prey. As this horrifying game of cat and mouse escalates to a breathless fever- pitch, Maddie must push herself beyond her mental and physical limits in order to survive the night.

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Once the premise kicks into high gear, "Hush" reveals itself as a finely craved one-trick pony. Maddie’s situation doesn’t differ from countless other "final girl" scenarios, and while Gallagher Jr. has fun playing the smarmy murderer eager to toy with his would-be victim, his character barely gets defined enough to register as much more than the market standard for this kind of threat. Still, the real appeal of "Hush" stems from Flanagan’s ability to hover in Maddie’s urgent mindset, and as long as he does that the movie delivers. The expert use of sound design, fused with the Newton Brothers’ energetic score, creates a constant sense of urgency to each scene as it keeps moving forward. The liberal use of bloodshed maintains an enveloping air of danger right down to the tense finale, even if the specific outcome doesn’t offer a lot of new material. (Eric Kohn, IndieWIRE)

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