Houses hold many secrets, and the spooky house in the stylish, tense new psychological horror film "Silent House," starring Elizabeth Olsen is no different. Sarah (Olsen, Ashley and Mary Kate's younger sister and a fine actress) is a young woman who finds herself sealed inside her family's secluded lake house. With no contact to the outside world, and no way out, panic turns to terror as events become increasingly ominous in and around the house. "Silent House" is a terrific low-budget horror film that's actually a remake of a 2010 Uruguayan super-low budget horror film "The Silent House." Like that film, this version unravels the chills in one, long extended real-time take, an unconventional feat that works in the film's favor most of the time. The first hour or so is a sharp, well-crafted piece with enough chills to keep you firmly glued to your seat; the stringy music and moody photography from co-directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau perfectly draws you into the creepy house. However, the real revelation of "Silent House" isn't its technical marvels, but the terrific performance from Olsen, who expertly carries the film in a creepy one-woman show; she had a breakout performance last year in another low-budget independent film, "Martha Marcy Mae Marlene" and should gain more attention as the girl who finds the villain much closer than she thinks. As "Silent House's" secrets unravel, you have a sense of where it will end up, and may leave some a shade unsatisfied. But it's scary fun getting there, and Olsen will have you watching every step of the way. Definitely worth checking out, "Silent House" will have you anything but silent after it's over.
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