The Silencers

This is another excellent action movie from PM. Lots of shootouts and car chases make the movie very exciting and never boring. Jack Scalia makes a cool hero. The villains are menacing and look very cool. Action fans should check this one out. It definetly delivers the goods.

The sci-fi concept of 'The Silencers' did have a lot of potential to me when I picked this film out. A film about the enigmatic men in black? A story about aliens trying to sabotage our world politically and economically using "disguises"? And all of this sprinkled with a lot of action? The film's concept sounded awesome, even if the film's rating here on IMDB (less than 5.0/10 as of March, 2025) was poor. But a poor rating never stopped me from watching a film which interested me, that's for sure.

I was certainly disappointed after watching 'The Silencers' though. The writing is actually awful, despite the potential of the concept. There are as many plot holes in this film as there are craters on the moon. But there are some positives as well. Some action scenes are entertaining enough, even if they lack any substance. And the handsome Jack Scalia does a good job of portraying the protagonist, even if he had to work with a mediocre script.

This had the potential to be the spiritual successor to John Carpenter's masterfully though-provoking film, 'They Live' (1988). But what we got instead was nothing of the sort. It's as if the film-makers of 'The Silencers' never wanted to create something other than a purely average action film with a little sci-fi thrown in.

The movie is low budget but a lot of fun. Dennis Christopher shines in every scene and makes this a must keep for me. Unique twist in MIB and the bad aliens have cool eyes. If you can find it it's worth a watch.

THE SILENCERS is a low budget action Sci-Fi thriller produced by the PM entertainment group and if you know their films you already know that almost every scene is a set up for either a major gunfight, a high speed chase or a lot of very big explosions, with that said THE SILENCERS delivers on everything.

The film does have a plot of course although I'm not going sum it up because the main reason to recommend this film for is the action scenes, they are thoroughly entertaining, very well staged and they don't appear random or forced.

The acting is pretty good, the best performances are given by Jack Scalia and Dennis Christopher in the lead roles and the direction by Richard Pepin is well handled.

Other films from the PM entertainment group include FIREPOWER, RIOT, RECOIL, LAND OF THE FREE, T-FORCE and HOLOGRAM MAN and this is just naming a few.

Remember pre-1997 when the Men In Black were dark mysterious shady characters who were better suited for horror movies than anything else? The days before Will Smith quipped his way through a generic sci-fi trilogy?

Well here we have said Men In Black, except these guys are the aliens and aligning with some parts of the government in scheme to bring more of their kind to earth through a portal and stuff.....

So this is the very definition of 1990's b-movie cheese. Car chases, gun fights and all the usual cliches.

Along for the ride we have another alien of a different species who teams with the secret service to take them down. Said alien is played by Dennis Christopher and that's just weird. For those unfamiliar with Christopher he's generally a weedy, sneaky, weak character and has been in movies such as the original It (1990) and Fade To Black (1980). He's a great actor but seeing him in such a role was odd and more than a little questionable.

Not great but not entirely awful The Silencers is an interesting enough take your brain out movie, probably best you take your expectations out as well.

The Good:

Old school cheese

The Bad:

Dennis Christopher in an action role is a bizzare thing

Not constructed very well

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Mysterious long blonde haired guys were a big thing in the 90's