Of course it was a given that I had to sit down and watch the 2024 horror movie "Silence of the Prey", as I happened to stumble upon it by random chance here in 2024. Sure, I had never heard about the movie, not that it really mattered, as it being a horror movie was sufficient for me to opt to sit down and watch it.
Now, I wasn't harboring any expectations to the movie, as I literally had no idea what I was in for here, aside from it being a horror movie. And I have to say that the movie's cover was the reason why I stopped and took notice of the movie.
The storyline in the movie, as written by Karyna Kudzina and Saro Varjabedian, was semi-adequate. It was a bit of a slow burn, but it proved to be sort of entertaining enough for what it was, provided you can endure the pacing of the narrative. And I have to say that the character gallery and some of the acting performances definitely helped to make the movie all the more enjoyable to sit through. The movie did, however, suffer from a somewhat stale and monotonous narrative, there wasn't much of any forward momentum, nor of anything overly thrilling or scary happening, and that made sitting through "Silence of the Prey" a bit of a drag.
I wasn't familiar with the casted actors and actresses in the movie. I wasn't particularly impressed with the performance put on by leading actress Karyna Kudzina (playing Nina), whom also co-wrote and co-directed the movie, as she didn't have a natural delivery of her dialogue or acting, making it feel shunted and rigid. Truth be told, she acted and looked like a puppet where some puppeteer has a hand up inside in order to make it move and perform. The movie, however, was carried by actor Chris LaPanta's (playing Luther) performance, and actor Monte Bezell (playing Andres) also put on a good performance.
Visually then "Silence of the Prey" wasn't packing a particularly impressive display. The movie wasn't really dependent on special effects and CGI, so that was a good thing, and thus the movie didn't really have an abundance of special effects nor CGI effects.
"Silence of the Prey" came and went without leaving much of a lasting impression. Sure, it was watchable for what it was, but it is hardly a movie that I will be picking up a second time. Nor is it a movie that I would recommend for horror fans to rush out and get to watch.
My rating of directors Karyna Kudzina and Michael Vaynberg's 2024 horror movie "Silence of the Prey" lands on a three out of ten stars.
