Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
Hush is a lean, effective home-invasion thriller distinguished primarily by its central conceit — a deaf-mute protagonist who cannot hear her attacker. This sensory limitation is well-exploited for sustained tension and creates genuinely inventive set-pieces. The plot is slim but functional, staying focused and largely free of genre clichés. Acting is solid, particularly Kate Siegel, who carries the film with physical expressiveness. Cinematography is competent and claustrophobic but unremarkable. The ending feels rushed and somewhat anticlimactic given the tension built throughout, undercutting the film's otherwise tight pacing.