A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.... (Full plot summary below)
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A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
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| TheWrapRobert AbeleChilly yet compassionate, anchored by both a characteristically deep-set portrait of off-putting intelligence from Peter Sarsgaard and a poignant turn by Rashida Jones, it’s a delicate oddity that won’t necessarily replace any of your favorite cinematic New York couplings, but it’ll remind you why we often respond to an unlikely pairing built around smarts, sadness and hope. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe Sound of Silence, anchored by a superbly modulated performance by the always intriguing Peter Sarsgaard, is fascinating, original and, yes, deeply resonant. |
| Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonArt is supposed to help us see the world in novel ways. The Sound of Silence, in its quietly exhilarating manner, may make us hear it differently, too. |
| The 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. |
| IndieWireMichael 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. |
| Film ThreatBradley GibsonThe characters are compelling, but I would like to have known more about how Peter came to this place in his life. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThere’s no much going on here, either thematically or narratively. |
| Paste MagazineOktay Ege KozakWhile not quite a complete experience that sticks the landing, The Sound of Silence is nevertheless an impressive debut from a fresh new filmmaker. |
| Slant MagazineChuck BowenA wonderful high concept is compromised for another story of lonely people learning to connect. |
| Movie 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. |
