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Dead Silence (2007)

Reviewed by Scott Brown | Mar 21, 2007

Scott Brown

Scott Brown writes the Hit List for EW and is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio -- he has the tote bag to prove it

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Details Release Date: Mar 16, 2007; Rated: R; Length: 90 Minutes; Genres: Crime, Horror; With: Ryan Kwenten and Amber Valletta

$VENTRILOQUIST WEAK Kwanten\'s prime suspect dummies up in Dead Silence$

Image credit: Michael Gibson

VENTRILOQUIST WEAK Kwanten's prime suspect dummies up in Dead Silence

Terrified of puppets? Enjoy being scared? Then you'll be half-satisfied with Dead Silence, a rote horror pantomime. When Jamie (Ryan Kwanten) sees his wife brutally murdered, he suspects the creepy ventriloquist's dummy that was mysteriously delivered to their door. (Duh.) Turns out, the dummy's cursed — something about an old-lady ventriloquist whose lips moved. Now, in vengeful spirit form, she goes around tearing out tongues — but not fast enough to stop the awful dialogue, e.g., ''She won't stop killing until the screaming does!'' Eesh.

Originally posted Mar 21, 2007 Published in issue #927 Mar 30, 2007 Order article reprints

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