By
Quentin Letts
Last updated at 11:30 PM on 7th April 2011
Verdict: Art-house horror at its most pretentious
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The Silent House is a Uruguayan horror film that promises ‘real fear in real time’.
That’s because most of the film is one continuous take as a young woman (Florencia Colucci) finds herself trapped inside a house that becomes increasingly gruesome and terrifying.
For as long as director Gustavo Hernandez keeps the movie realistic, this is a frightening experience. It’s a pleasant change to have a horror film that builds up suspense and doesn’t rely on frenetic editing.
Frightening but a failure: The film shows much promise but the ending leaves viewers feeling cheated
However, it’s astonishing that she doesn’t make more of an effort to escape early on; and The Silent House collapses altogether in its final half-hour, where it becomes obvious that we are not being given an objective vision of reality.