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Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83IndieWireMichael NordineIndieWireMichael NordineEven the best records start skipping after a while, and once The Sound of Silence gives in to the demands of conventional narrative it begins feeling less fresh and new than it did when it was simply introducing us to Peter and his work.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyDirector Michael Tyburski and co-writer Ben Nabors' lyrical character study ... deftly balances the cerebral with the soulful in a story of transfixing originality.
- 70Film ThreatBradley GibsonFilm ThreatBradley GibsonThe characters are compelling, but I would like to have known more about how Peter came to this place in his life.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenA wonderful high concept is compromised for another story of lonely people learning to connect.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe first seventeen minutes of The Sound of Silence plays like the best short film in many a year. It’s compact, provocative and thanks to the serenity of its star, Peter Sarsgaard, and fraught exhaustion of the client (Rashida Jones), draws us in pretty much instantly. It leaves us with a sense of whimsy unexplained — mystery.
- 60VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeThe Sound of Silence is a deeply silly movie that takes itself incredibly seriously, and believe it or not, that’s its great pleasure.
- 58The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupHas a compelling hook ... but the follow-through leaves something to be desired.
- 58UproxxVince ManciniUproxxVince ManciniIt’s scholarly to the point that it’s bloodless, a dowdy tweed jacket of a film.
- 58The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThere’s no much going on here, either thematically or narratively.
- 50The New York TimesAisha HarrisThe New York TimesAisha HarrisThe Sound of Silence wants to be heard, but, in the end, doesn’t have much to say.