BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

znegative The Quiet Ones is (another) supernatural thriller based (very loosely) on 'real events'. The story centers around an eccentric professor who's life work is to try and extract and isolate a poltergeist, from a haunted/possessed person. In this case, the possessed is an attractive young woman. Unsurprisingly, the movie is a mixture of conventional film making and 'found-footage'. In the case of The Quiet Ones',our oddball professor (Jared Harris) and his team hire a young film-maker named Ian (Sam Claflin) to document the experiment. Things quickly spiral out of control, as it becomes apparent that the crew is dealing with a malevolent spirit rather than your run of the mill paranormal oddity.There's really absolutely nothing original about the film aside from a few cool CGI effects, but unlike many of it's other paranormal counterparts (like Insidious or Sinister), The Quiet Ones is thoroughly and surprisingly entertaining. This shocked me because I went into the movie thinking that it was going to suck big time, that I'd have to turn it off after 30 minutes of tom foolery, but I was pleasantly gripped and sucked into the story for all of it's duration. I guess part of what made it stand out from a movie like Sinister is that the story was told through a scientific lens, whereas in other flops like the aforementioned title, The Conjuring 2, and Sinister, the screen writers were simply asking the audience as well as the characters to believe too much. The example that comes to mind is the part in Insidious when the old woman who's some sort of psychic explains that both the son and the father are masters of 'Astral Projection', which Patrick Wilson accepts as a plausible and rational explanation far too soon. If someone came at me like that I'd hit them over the head with a baseball bat!In conclusion, while nothing really new, or particularly amazing, 'The Quiet Ones' is a decent enough paranormal/horror flick. If you enjoyed the Atticus Institute (which was slightly better IMO), you'll likely dig this one too.

mhewitt0728 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.

TdSmth5 In 1974, an English college professor recruits a cameraman to film his session treating a girl with some mental issue. We learn that the professor, Harris, has done this before with some kid, but he "didn't have enough time" and the kid killed himself. He's also very scientific and rejects the paranormal and religion. Part of his team are a guy who handles the equipment, electromagnetic field readers and the like, and a girl to support the patient and to offer medical assistance when needed. He also works under the assumption that if he can heal the patient, he'll heal all of mankind. So he's very eager to take this to its ultimate consequences.Brian, the cameraguy meets the patient, Jane. They keep her looked up in a room. They warn him not to look at her or talk to her. He does of course and she somehow knows his name and talks in a creepy voice. Occasionally she manages to make things happen outside the room.The therapy is rather brutal, it consists of sleep deprivation, and in general make her situation miserable. Supposedly so that she'll participate in her therapy. Her problem is that she's created some alter ego named Eavy. In the sessions Harris demands that Jane make Eavy appear so that she'll manifest herself, or talk to them.And sure enough things start happening. Jane ends up with a strange burn mark, a doll catches flames, etc. Eventually the team has to move to the country side for more privacy. There Brian discovers some surprises about the dr. and his team. Overall, Brain seems to fall for Jane. He does recognize that she's basically being tortured but Jane sometimes states she wants to help the dr. at other times she begs him to help her get out.When things get too much for Brian he leaves to do research. He finds out what the strange burn mark is all about. And he discovers what Eavy is all about. He returns to the house with this information. He theorizes Jane is possessed which the dr. of course rejects. In the last 30 minutes or so things unravel with a couple of surprises.The Quiet Ones is a decent possession/seance movie. I can't say I've seen all of the "possession of so-and-so" / "haunting in somewhere" movies, but a lot of them are rather weak. This one did work for me. Yes, it's slower as it takes place in the 70s, before "fast" became a way to be. So the movie isn't made with jarring editing, wild CGI effects. On the contrary. A lot we see from the perspective of Brian's giant shoulder-held camera. So fortunately the image is good and it's not dizzying.The movie keeps things intriguing since it's not clear which way things are going to go. Is Jane crazy? Is she smart and manipulative? Is she possessed? Is she just troubled and abused? My main reason for seeing this movie was the lovely Olivia Cooke who plays Jane. Granted, in this movie she doesn't get to look her best. Still, this movie is no worse than others of its kind, rather I found it more enjoyable and less gimmicky.

eddie_baggins Another new addition to the revitalized Hammer horror production line up, John Pogue's The Quiet Ones failed to reach the heights of Hammer's far more accomplished and well received reimaging of The Woman in Black from 2012 and completely flopped on release both critically and commercially. With many deriding The Quiet Ones on release and with a lowly feedback score from audiences you would expect this horror venture to be scarily bad, but in a surprising turn the film is a lot more effective than one would suspect even though it's potential was still far from reached.Another horror story inspired by actual events, the greatest strength of The Quiet Ones is in the telling of it's at times believable story, you're never absolutely sure on what exactly is occurring in the sense that there is either a rational explanation behind events or something far more sinister. Going the route of some old school found footage format in major places of the film also works well, unlike most modern day set found footage films where footage seems to be shot at the most inappropriate of times, the home movie filming here ads to the tension of the experiments taking place and never gets in the way of the actors who are led well by the ever good Jared Harris.Harris is another reason The Quiet Ones works to the level it does. Oft given tame supporting turns (Pompeii anyone?) Harris shares leading man duties with Sam Claflin's (who all girls would no doubt know as Finnick Odair from the Hunger Games) cameraman Brian, as dogged professor Coupland who is hell bent on finding a cure for the troubled/possessed young lady Jane Harper. Harris is a nice anchoring presence in a pretty fiery role while Claflin to has good moments as Brian. Director Pogue may fail to fully capitalize on the scares available to him with this story but there are enough jolts and jumps throughout to suggest that you'll think twice about sleeping with the lights off.The Quiet Ones is a small, effective little horror that never achieves any major heights to do anything that hasn't been seen before but there is enough within its intriguing story and enough power in its cast to overcome most major hurdles that occur with many such modern day horrors, that mainly being that they just aren't that scary. With a nice lead turn from Harris and some unpredictable turns, you could do far worse for your newest horror fix.3 untypical baby dolls out of 5 For more movie reviews and opinions check out - www.jordanandeddie.wordpress.com