Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Release Date: 09/07/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD2/DDS
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
Hear No Evil, while based on the interesting premise of a deaf woman stalked by a relentless killer, is a well-crafted but predictable mystery thriller. Jillian (
Marlee Matlin), a physical trainer is unknowingly given a valuable stolen coin. The theft of the coin was planned by a corrupt and sadistic police lieutenant (
Martin Sheen) who needs the coin to fund his retirement, and he pursues Jillian in order to get it. Director
Robert Greenwald, who also directed
The Burning Bed, does a good job in showing the victim's courage and resourcefulness in her desperate situation. Matlin is good as Jillian, and does not use her deafness as a crutch to generate sympathy but portrays Jillian as an independent and strong woman. The plot gets bogged down with too many cliched twists and subplots, including a romance which slows the movie and adds nothing of interest in the development of the characters and their motivations.
Hear No Evil, similar in theme to the excellent
Wait Until Dark, lacks the focus and intensity necessary in a good thriller and wastes its excellent cast.
~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
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