“The Silent Hour” (2024) starring Joel Kinnaman, Sandra Mae Frank, Mekhi Phifer and Mark Strong / Z-View

The Silent Hour (2024)

Director: Brad Anderson

Screenplay: Dan Hall

Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Sandra Mae Frank, Mark Strong, Jonathan Koensgen and Mekhi Phifer.

Tagline:  Without a sound.

The Plot…

Sixteen months ago Boston Police Detective Frank Shaw lost his hearing.  Now, back on the job, Frank is still adjusting.  Frank and his partner, Detective Doug Slater, are sent to a building undergoing renovations to interview Ava Freemont.  Ava witnessed a murder.

Frank meets his partner at the building.  It turns out Ava is deaf.  Frank gets some first hand practice at sign language.  After the interview Frank and Detective Slater go their separate ways.  As Frank is about to drive off, he realizes he left something in Ava’s apartment.  He returns to get it.

That’s when the murderer and several of his buddies show up.  They plan to silence Ava… forever.

What chance do two deal people have against several armed murderers?  Trapped in a building… with no way to communicate to the outside world Frank and Ava are outmanned and outgunned.

Worse still, they can’t hear what’s coming.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

Sandra Mae Frank, who plays Ava, has been deaf since the age of three.

In 2023, Joel Kinnaman starred in Silent Night, where he also played a hearing-impaired protagonist.

The Silent Hour (2024) rates 3 of 5 stars.