Voice of Silence

I was keep avoiding this movie as the main lead was mute .It's easy to get distracted and hard to understand the body language. But proving me totally wrong, the actor did a fabulous job. Wow!! I could easily understand what he was trying to convey. I was truly amazed by his acting skills again and again.

Though the actor was voiceless, even didn't use sign language, it didn't bore me at all. I couldn't take my eyes from screen all the time, even so it doesn't belong to any mystery, thriller genre. The storyline is plain but pretty captivating. The two child artist played a amazing job filled with their cuteness. The growing bonding among three of them is so satisfactory . But, how it ended wasn't expected, it could have ended differently.

Somewhat of an emotional roller coaster where things go from bad to worst then get better....or do they?

Ok so this is a kind of movie which doesn't specifically fits into any genre, it has the vibes of burning in second half and the first half was slow paced dark humor. The story was nothing out of ordinary but when the first half started it felt as if it has to be 10/10 but there was a lot of loose ends and talking about the ending the film isn't about the character development but it completely depends upon the audience point of view and it plays with it towards the end. If you aren't a fan of slow burning, slow paced, dark humor then this movie isn't for you. And cheers to Yoo Ah-in for perfectly portraying his role.

There are many ways to categorize the movies. I sometimes divide movies into two: one which builds up the story & tension dynamically and another (calmer narrative) which focuses on characters' emotion and message. If the director succeeds in either one of the two, he or she can make a fabulous movie. If the director grasps both aspects, the movie achieves the level of masterpiece.

'Voice of Silence' is mediocre because the story is never fully developed and it is hard to figure out what the movie is trying to say. Interesting topic that a guy who digs up the dead body (one thing leads to another) becomes a kidnapper. It is a good start. However, the whole movie is at sea, floating around, never diving deep in the water. It seems like the director wants to highlight characters' emotions and breaks traditional storyline. However, without solid storyline, this inventive try of breaking the stereotype is no use. It looks rather pretentious and empty.

Some scenes are out of line. People killing the victim and all the blood.. well it's permissible in the movie. However, killing a person in front of a kid, carrying the dead body in front of her, AND she being okay with it such as helping a guy picking up the blood-stained tissue and as drawing a flower out of dead person's blood is beyond horror, almost inhumane. Very disturbing and distorted directing.

Korean movies can be quite quirky ... but most of all Genre movies can be quite innovative. And what can you more wish for as a film fan than to be surprised and not really know where the movie will go next? What it has in mind and how crazy the characters are - and how fitting they are in the world they are portrayed in. This oozes with creative juices and it really is a fun watch ... well not always as fun for those involved obviously (yes this has violent tendencies and it may offend in certain moments some of the viewers who are easily offended/triggered anyway), but mostly for the viewers.

So go into this with an open mind and just enjoy the mayhem that unfolds ... with the right actors and the right dialog ... and sometimes the silent treatment ... it's not easy being in a criminal world.