The Quiet Ones (2014)

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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

After seeing the trailer, I had a lot of expectations from this movie.The trailer gave away the mood of the film, but without spoiling the whole movie, this gave me good hope. (To admit, not only the trailer gave me this expectations, so did the fact that Sam Claflin played in it.) Like all horror movies it took a while before there was any action, but even after like an hour our so, there still wasn't any kind of real horror, it didn't gave me any chills. It was just slow, and for me they didn't really went deep enough. It was just shallow.The trailer and the story behind the movie intrigued me. I was curious how they would bring the real story come alive in the movie. In my opinion they really didn't succeed in that. They didn't bring the story alive like they should've done. The story behind the movie is more intriguing than the movie itself.I can't say where it went wrong, it just did in my opinion. They couldn't keep up the tension. The only remarkable thing about this movie is how they made the trailer so good, and the movie so bad, credits for that.I wouldn't waste my time looking at the movie, if the story is interesting to you, I would recommend to just look on the internet for more background information.

The movie was better than some Indie horror flicks I've seen. But, the director/editor used a gimmick that a lot of horror films use: sudden, LOUD noise to shock the audience. So, it wasn't so much the actual movie that was scary, it was the super quiet scene interrupted by a sudden, startling noise right as something was happening that had me jumping out of my seat. It got to be quite obnoxious. Well-made horror films may use this technique once or twice in their content (or maybe not), but this film used it way too much. Also, the sound level itself is erratic. So if you watch this on DVD, expect to have to constantly have to adjust the sound or risk missing a line or blowing out your ear drums. There is one part where something manifests from the experimental subject's mouth that seemed too sophomoric and "sci-fi" to be based on fact(as is touted in the beginning credits). But the photos of the actual people at the end of the movie had me believing and checking online for the real story.

There is Nothing Very Quiet going on here. There are a lot of Jump Scares and Loud Noises. The Overuse of these Cheap Thrills are the Film's Biggest and most Glaring Flaw.The Look of the Thing is 1970's and it could have been Shot On Film Stock from some Archive. The Movie manages the Retro Feel and this adds to the Creep Factor Immensely. In Addition, the Acting is Superb for a B-Picture and the Scares, aside from the aforementioned Jumps are Gripping and have a Docu-Style Gravitas. It's pretty Bloody and Gory for a PG-13. The Movie st Times is Aided by a Realistic Ambiance.It gets a bit Confusing in the Third Act and not all of it Makes a lot of Sense, but the Film cannot be denied its ability to Intrigue with a Complex Psychological/Demonic Possession Story. The Intertwining of "Documentary" Footage inside Documentary Footage Works well. Although the Found Footage that occasionally Intrudes may have been Better on the Cutting Room Floor. At this point in Time, the Overuse of this Type of Thing is Unwelcome.

Summary: I just can't believe that this lackluster mess came out from Hammer Productions. 40/100 (C-)I am not a fan of John Pogue. He directed the Quarantine sequel called Quarantine 2: Terminal, and even though I enjoyed some scenes in its first act, the rest of it was quite tedious and dumb. The Quiet Ones is just as uneven as Quarantine 2, and that was so disappointing. Hammer Productions has made great modern horror films such as The Woman in Black and Let Me In, but this one was such a flop. The movie has an awesome cast, and unfortunately the worst director possible. Moving on, the character development felt extremely rushed and forced. The performances were good, but some of the characters were not developed enough and I did not care about them. Krissi (Erin Richards) and Harry (Rory Fleck-Byrne) were annoying and unlikable.I just wanted to slap the director because he wasted an incredible cast. Olivia Cooke, Jared Harris and Sam Claflin deserved a better script! Cooke (from the TV show Bates Motel) was stunning. Claflin gave his best too. Thankfully, The Quiet Ones proves two things: do not trust in trailers, and do not trust in Hammer anymore. Overall, it is just your average horror movie with tons of jump scares, a creepy house and brainless characters. It uses an unnecessary found- footage format that does not even add atmosphere or realism to the film. Yes, it boasts a few scares but nothing epic or memorable. Even though I enjoyed a few scenes, I can not recommend it. It was quite average, the best things about it were the performances and the costume design.I could say that the movie was slightly above average, but the last 10 minutes were just plain bad to me, they were very confusing, stupid and laughable. Also, in the last five minutes there was a scene that has CGI fire, it looked so fake and cheap. As I said the strength of the film was the production value; such as the costumes, camera work and locations. It is a shame that the scares in the trailer looked terrifying, but in the movie itself these scares were silly and hilarious. Anyway, leaving aside its flaws, I actually enjoyed four or five moments in the film, maybe even more, I do not remember. That is why I think that it deserves a decent 2/5 rating. It was not an atrocious movie, my main problem with The Quiet Ones is that wasted its huge potential. (C-)