Sounds Like (2006)

A Masterpiece!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

OK. This is very well done. Fantastic sound effects, a somewhat involving story and a very good central performance from Chris Bauer. Still, I didn't really get into "Sounds Like" despite it's many good qualities.In the end this is a very predictable affair. The end conclusion can be spotted miles away and here it's just a question of waiting for something you know is gonna happen. There were no surprises thrown in and for that simple fact the film has to be deemed as long winded. It would probably have fit better in "Tales From The Crypt" than in "Masters of Horror". But I'd never say this is bad, it's just not that good either.

Sounds Like (2006) ** (out of 4) Brad Anderson's Masters of Horror entry about a man (Chris Bauer) grieving after the death of his son and noticing that he has an extraordinary ability to hear anything at a great volume. As time goes on this hearing grows even worse to the point of driving him to madness. The idea of a man going crazy due to hearing is an interesting story but sadly the film runs at least thirty minutes too long. This probably would have worked better as an episode of The Twilight Zone because we get the point within the first thirty minutes and the next thirty just become rather annoying. Bauer gives a good performance and the sound effects are among the greatest I've ever heard but in the end the film comes as another disappointment.

Solid episode. Well directed and acted.If you have worked in a corporate environment, especially in a customer service hell pit; you'll laugh at some of the familiar bean-counting and eavesdropping of employees practiced at the tech center where the main character works. Of course, these sort of operations are more likely now to be found in Bangalore or Delhi, India, but I digress.A normal-seeming family man with very acute hearing manages a tech-support center well, but his special ability becomes more pronounced, and then becomes a curse that worsens as the episode progresses.One can see the story was getting a bit thin in the 2nd half, but still this defect doesn't detract too much from what is otherwise one of the best episodes so far in the series.

This episode was boring and was not even in the realm of horror, so far this season Masters of Horror has produced one really good episode...The Damned Thing...it is still early, I have faith that the episodes will get better. I admit that the vampire episode was okay but lacked a solid storyline. The episode about the couple catching the serial killer started out boring, but the last fifteen minutes was really good. Though, I am just plain out disappointed with the lack of originality and horror that the first season's episodes possessed. Please, save this season John Carpenter! I have faith that Pro-Life will redeem the entire lackluster season so far."You're an angry little elf!"