Locked in Silence (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Bruce Pittman

Writers (WGA):

David A. Simons (story)
Dalene Young (teleplay)

Release Date:

21 August 2005 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes saying nothing can change everything.

Plot:

A story of a young boy who becomes an elective mute after witnessing what he believes to be the killing by his older brother of a teenage boy...

Plot Keywords:

Crisis | Child's Point Of View | Voice | Mute Child | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Bonnie Bedelia	...	Lydia
Bruce Davison	...	Jim
Dan Hedaya	...	Dr. Rosenstock
Marc Donato	...	Stephen
Bill Switzer	...	John
Steven McCarthy	...	Jamie
Helen Hughes	...	Grandma
Ron White	...	Sheriff Haynes
Rebecca Johnson	...	Beth Ann
Cody Jones	...	Bully #1
Kyle Fairlie	...	Bully #2
Kenner Ames	...	School Bus Driver
Ron Gabriel	...	Dr. Kerry
Dorothy Gordon	...	Miss Catalain
Don Allison	...	Mr. Samuels

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

David A. Simons Productions

Quotes:

Jim: [after hearing the story of Josh' murder] So you were protecting your brother?
John: I didn't-I didn't know how to protect us.
Jim: That should've been my job.
[hugs John]

One of the slowest moving films ever

I will try to be brief about this film because I can't imagine anyone will ever really watch it. The only reason I even rented soemthing like this is because the woman I am dating thought it looked good and she recommended it. She has excellent taste so I agreed. Oh boy were we in for a shock. She hated it even worse than I did and she ended up fast forwarding a lot of the dialogue in the film just so we could get to the big secret. The problem with the movie is that it took so long to set everything up that by the end you can't wait to find out what it is just so you can turn the movie off and watch Sportsdesk. The young boys problem becomes annoying. Sure, at the end we can empathize with him and all that he went through but that does not make the film a good one. Trauma is a weird thing and I guess it affects everyone in different ways but I just didn't buy into why the young kid became unable to talk. Hey, here's an idea; if you are threatened by the local sheriff that seems to do everything the wrong way, tell someone. His backward ass tactics would have gotten him busted long before this movie does.

When the film is boring and moves at a snails pace and you don't really like any of the characters in it, then you have a problem. Locked in Silence should have stayed that way. It never should have been given the green light. This is proof that not all true life stories need to be told and made into a film.

Absolutely terrible! 0 out of 10