Blast of Silence

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Johnathon W @Hoppynsc Jun 15, 2025 Low budget but well-crafted crime noir that makes a tight little movie. Allen Baron does some nice double duty as the star and director, making Frankie a somewhat sympathetic character, despite being a hitman, but never makes you feel completely sorry for him. His directing makes good use of the minimal budget and the film never overstays its welcome. However, it still gets a bit cheesy at times, especially the narration but works for the most part. A nice watch overall. See more Bill B @RT01438538 Jun 6, 2024 Definitely low budget and deserving credit for what it was able to achieve, but there isn't a lot of story or dialogue here, except for the voice-over narration. It is mostly the noir atmosphere; its shadowy bleakness is what will remain with you. See more S R @ScottR May 9, 2023 Unique film noir, but not one I need to see again. Props for its day. Saw on TCM. See more delysid d @RT67044741 Dec 17, 2021 strangling a fat guy to death who raises rats See more Simon T @MovieTart Dec 26, 2020 Unusually effective pulp-noir thriller, written and directed by its star Allen Baron. The story is simple - a lone hitman drives into New York for one last job, but gets sidetracked by romance, and is also betrayed by a fat hoodlum, whom he kills. Shot in grainy black-and-white during a bitterly cold winter, there is considerable beauty in the snatched sequences of early-60s Manhattan. Baron has something of DeNiro in his terse silence, and the occasional slightly clunky supporting performances don't spoil what is a very well-directed B-picture. Only Lionel Stander's insistent voice-over and the occasionally hectoring jazz score work against the melancholy that courses through the movie. See more Apr 14, 2017 A minor work made by a guy who knows his stuff. Traveled down the way The Asphalt Jungle and The Third Man had paved for it, all the while paving a new road for noir. See more Read all reviews

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