So armed with little more than her wits, Maddie takes on the killer in a wicked and thrilling game of cat and mouse.įlanagan has done a masterful job of creating a character that’s extremely easy to root for here in Hush. That is to say that she is a lot smarter than the killer gives her credit for (oftentimes people mistake the deaf a/o dumb as being mentally challenged). So while Maddie is unprepared for this encounter, she isn’t without her wits. Not that there’s anyone to call out to since the killer has murdered Sarah before moving on to Maddie anyway. Maddie can’t hear the killer at all, and she can’t cry out for help because she has no voice. So we have a woman with two disabilities against a psychotic killer who kills simply because he can. But Maddie’s world is about to be turned upside down because a nameless, mask wearing killer ( John Gallagher Jr) has decided to make Maddie his next victim. But she has support from her neighbor Sarah ( Samantha Sloyan) and her sister Max ( Emilia Graves), with whom she communicates through face time on her computer. Unfortunately she’s having trouble finishing up her latest novel, a serious case of writers block has settled into her psyche. Maddie is living off of the proceeds from her first published novel, which was wildly successful. A deaf and mute woman named Maddie ( Kate Siegel) lives by herself in a very nice home in the middle of a fairly lush forest setting. The setup for Hush is simple as apple pie. I’m just not a big Mike Flanagan fan, so upon discovering that his latest film, Hush, bypassed a theatrical release completely and debuted on Netflix didn’t make me all too anxious to watch it.īut whaddaya know? I really like this one.
He’s even directed the wholly unnecessary sequel to the obscenely horrid Quija (2014), called Quija 2 (of course) that’s been slotted for release this fall, so I even hate the films he’s directed that have yet to be released. He directed another film called Before I Wake (2016) that’s awaiting release, but I’m not holding my breath. I found the critically acclaimed Absentia (2011) a tedious bore, and after watching it I referred to Oculus (2013) as WTF-ulus (I really despise that film). I’m not a fan of the films of Mike Flanagan. A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.
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