I really wanted to like this movie. As a Christian, I should have. Yet it is as dull as it is brutal. Arguably some kind of re-enactment of the trials of Christ, all it amounts to is two-and-a-half punishing hours of Christian persecution in ancient Japan, with endless screaming and emotionalism and not much in way of sub-plots, in fact nothing. I kept returning to it doggedly, just as with a book you are determined to finish, yet never really enjoying. All this in spite of the stunning cinematography, amazing costumes and fascinating period detail, great performances and spectacular scenery.
Review of Silence
