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  • I really enjoyed it but sensed I was in the minority in the cinema judging by the number of walkouts (full house reduced to less than half over the course of the film).

    I find Adam Driver typecast into dorky new york comic roles so struggled to see beyond an iffy accent. However knowing Andrew Garfield basically just from Spiderman I was hugely impressed. Neeson's character is an afterthought but held up. Yosuke Kubozuka was a joy. Issei Ogata was hilarious. Lots of lovely images and palette from Rodrigo Prieto. The sound design was fabulous and rich as you'd expect from a film with a name like Silence. Scorsese's staging still wallops anyone else working today (save J.C. Chandor). It was long, but so's Casino and I found it far more rewarding than anything he's made for years (I watched Silence yesterday and in the preceding 10 days I rewatched every single Scorsese film in order so feel vaguely confident in that assessment). That said I'm desperately looking forward to The Irishman.

  • I just watched Silence over the weekend.

    Despite being acutely aware of how long it was, it didn't make me enjoy it any less and I wasn't bored.

    I felt it was much more visually satisfying than aurally, but what do I know.

  • I'd agree with that - thinking back to some of the scenes I can picture them so well but can't remember the sounds.

    In other news - am I wrong to be quite excited by Baby Driver?

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