Somewhere Quiet

It seems that most people leaving reviews simply just don't get this movie. Not everything has to be wrapped up in a neat little bow! The performances from the 3 main actors were all amazing. The setting, the music, the sound design, the overall sense of foreboding dread.

I absolutely loved this movie and wish it was easier to find on streaming somewhere so more people could see it.

It'll leave you thinking and speculating at the end but that's one of its strong points in my opinion.

One point that really stands out to me is the sound design and how most of the movie is near silent. Every little sound has a HUGE impact in the absence of unnecessary noise and it makes it all the more scarier. Almost like horror ASMR.

Really excited to see what comes next from this director and these actors.

Because this isn't that. It's slow, meandering, a mind f of a plot that leaves you wondering who's wrong, who's right, and how much of this is even real. Normally, these movies get ruined in the end, but thsi one wasn't. I wanted to explore more and figure out exactly what was going on, but it kind of felt honest that there was no final answer. That her mind is so fragmented and her life is such a twisted ruse that there is no closure. All in all, I really loved this. The lead acted her butt off. The music was creepy and interesting. All of the backdrops were fantastic. There's not much more to say than just watch it. It kept me glued from beginning to end.

I'm glad I just saw this on Paramount and clicked play. I thought don't read ratings, just go for it like when we'd rent a video tape back in the day without knowing everyone's opinion on it.

And I'm glad I did that, as I probably would have skipped it if I'd seen the low rating. But I'd miss a well executed, tense psychodrama.

The lead actress is great, the story constantly keeps you guessing and the music deserves note.

The cover image Paramount used of a ghostly woman staring at a house with windows lit up red has no relation to the movie at all - and I can see some people expected this to be horror. That image would have reinforced that belief. But this movie is not horror, and points to the studio not knowing how to market it. And as they often do, then mis-market it and expectations are not met and low ratings ensue.

The only reason I didn't give it a 7/10 was there were some plot elements that were left unresolved or were too mysterious.

I don't mind ambiguity, but you need to sometimes give viewers something more to work with even if they don't all interpret it the same way. You need viewers to be debating apples vs pears, not apple vs rocks. Looking at some of the radically different views online to me that's more of a mis-match - people are clutching at straws as there wasn't enough to underpin the narrative in places.

And I think that's a failure of too many visions/dreams, which undermined the very real and shifting sands between the characters.

I found this on Hulu and thought it sounded good, but that wasn't the case. It was just ... okay. The acting was great but the story and execution of the film (editing for co tent) were sometimes a slog, I almost stopped watching in the beginning as I was bored, and other times confusing, which I get is the point, but there is never any clarity. There is no clear cut answer in the end. This is a definite art house movie, but not gratifying in my humble opinion. It's really a shame as the performances were beautiful, nuanced, and compelling. I was hoping for more, and an ending that wasn't so lackluster.

An absolute waste of 2 hours. Nothing is resolved and the entire movie makes zero sense nor is any part of the plot explained. It's basically 2 hours of a guy sighing and the main character having random dreams that have nothing to do with the story. Avoid at all costs unless you like watching movies where you are constantly fast forwarding because the scenes are drug out so long where nothing happens. This movie should never have been made. This is even worse than the Netflix movies. I would rate this travesty zero stars if I could but even that would be too many. I feel dumber for having watched this and I award you no points.