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This film receives a 10 for disturbing subject matter. It is at times very difficult to watch. The characters are troubled, each in his/her own way. It feels edgy and often very foreign. With that warning, I must say that on some level I enjoyed the film. Technically it is superb. The character development is wonderful, the story intriguing and the plot is gripping. As the plot unfolds, you are forced to change your opinions about each of the characters. At first I despised the main character but felt much sympathy for her towards the end. Not an uplifting film, but that is certainly not what the screenwriter nor the director intended. I suspect that it will be an award winner.

The generic timing; the generic plot twists, don't exist here. It's a movie about violation and expectation. Don't watch the trailer, stop reading the reviews. Put the phone down and be patient. It's a film worth watching.

I was hoping for a Gothic-style horror flick, based on the title, but THE QUIET turned out to be yet another examination of the effects of a father-daughter's sexual relationship in -- where else? --- white-bread Connecticut. Cuthbert gives it her all as the sexually abused minor. The very fetching Camilla Bell plays Cuthbert's cousin, supposedly a deaf-mute, come to live with her. Cuthbert's parents are Edie Falco from THE SOPRANOS, who does a credible job in this one, and Martin Donovan, as Cuthbert's abusive dad. Some effective dream sequences, but the film is a letdown. It goes nowhere, and the ending is all too predictable.