Yahoo Movies Scorsese's Silence gets serious early buzz from critics
Rather conspicuously released just prior to awards season, Martin Scorsese’s new epic ‘Silence’ is getting some serious early buzz from critic screenings.
There are no reviews yet, as they’re under embargo, but some US critics were unable to hold in their praise, dropping some plaudits on Twitter.
Village Voice scribe Bilge Ebiri wrote:
I saw SILENCE twice today. First time, I was absorbed, impressed, moved. Second time, I was in tears. One of Scorsese's greatest films.
— Life's Scary Enough (@BilgeEbiri) November 30, 2016
Many more chimed in too:
SILENCE is beautiful and heartfelt. All Good Friday, as with most Scorsese. Very little Easter Sunday.
— DrewMcWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny) November 30, 2016
Lastly, Scorsese finally scratched what I'm guessing was a pretty profound Kurosawa itch. Big time.
— DrewMcWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny) November 30, 2016
SILENCE is a tortured & fascinating examination of faith in all its forms. a valuable counterpoint to Shinoda's film. being Jewish is chill.
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) December 1, 2016
SILENCE is absolutely staggering. Deserves to be compared to the masterworks of Ingmar Bergman. A serious film about faith under fire.
— Joshua Rothkopf (@joshrothkopf) November 30, 2016
I'm reeeeaaaalllly wondering if "La La Land" just met its Oscar match. More in tomorrow's podcast.
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) November 30, 2016
Silence finds Andrew Garfield at his best and Martin Scorsese at his most restrained, contemplative. A faith-based drama for the rest of us.
— Michael Nordine (@slowbeard) December 1, 2016
Since we're all sharing: SILENCE is an expertly crafted, severely morose crisis-of-faith drama. Stilted in parts but gorgeous and haunting.
— erickohn (@erickohn) December 1, 2016
It’s not all love out there, however.
Ok, real talk: Scorsese's SILENCE is frustrating
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) November 30, 2016
@DrewMcWeeny I expect to be the lonely one here siding with the Japanese against the Jesuits and yet another white male journey of discovery
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) November 30, 2016
Since everyone is confessing, after only one viewing, this former Catholic schoolboy is agnostic toward SILENCE.
— Ed Gonzalez (@certified_ed) November 30, 2016
The movie has been over 20 years in the making, a passion project for Martin Scorsese, based on the novel by Shusaku Endo.
It stars Adam Drive and Andrew Garfield, Portuguese Jesuits who travel to Japan to find their missing mentor, played by Liam Neeson, who appears to have denounced God.
It’s due out in the UK on January 1.
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