Riz Ahmed

Olivia Cooke

Paul Raci

Lauren Ridloff

Mathieu Amalric

Domenico Toledo

Chelsea Lee

Shaheem Sanchez

Chris Perfetti

Bill Thorpe

Michael Tow

William Xifaras

Rena Maliszewski

Tom Kemp

Elan Sicroff

Jeremy Lee Stone

Ezra Marder

Hartmut Teuber

Hillary Baack

Joe Toledo

Adam Preston

Jonathon LeJeune

Sean Powell

Dani Miller

Alex Kilgore

Jamie Ghazarian

David Arthur Sousa

Marisa Defranco

Alan Resnic

Thomas O'Brien Vallor

Carlos Cortés Navarrete

Jaime Baksht

Darius Marder

Abraham Marder

David Kurs

Yann Demange

Kathy Benz

Bill Benz

Lisa Lobel

Nicolas Becker

Dickey Abedon

Susan Shopmaker

Dimitri Verbeeck

Daniël Bouquet

Mikkel E.G. Nielsen

Tara Pavoni

Ruth Peeters

Fredric King

Jeremy Woodward

Chris Stinson

Sacha Ben Harroche

Kirt Gunn

Megan Stark Evans

Corentin De Saedeleer

Gert Stas

Bert Hamelinck

Daniel Sbrega

Derek Cianfrance

Pietu Korhonen

Matt Hedges

Stephen Hartman

Stuart Gordon Tribble

Matthew Vose Campbell

Giel Born

Coraline Straetmans

Aimee McCue

Catherine Van Bree

Alex H. Liu

Jared Acquaviva

Jeff Dionne

Trixie Adjie

Tevya Desiderio

Caroline Hemeleers

Eddy Stevesyns

Mary-Ling Gregory

Tim van Gils

Connie Widdison

Roger Dillingham Jr.

Jeremy Stinson

Julie LeShane

Jose 'Flecha' Hernandez

Janneke Hogenboom

Margaret Codola

Arianna Tomasettig

Robin E. Pipeleers

Hilary Taillie

Malachi Bibel

Alec Roy

Heather Whitty

Case Barden

Jimmy Luc

Wim Verstraete

Bo Molderez

Jake Swartz

Phillip Bladh

Jeremy Emery

Kari Vähäkuopus

Kimmie Johnson

Liesah Jacobs

Juliet Loveland

Michelle Couttolenc

Olivier Ogneux

Greg Bernstein

Shadya H. Ballug

Oimundo

Jill Thibault

Maria Carolina Santana Caraballo-Gramcko

Lili Dang-Vu

Rick Beausoleil

Olivier Servais

Jeff Watterson

Eric Olin Anderson

Meghan Guilfoyle

Christopher Analoro

Bradley Groleau

Helen McCarthy

Héctor de la Vega

Amy Greene

Michael Peterson

Mark Heijen

César González Cortés

Jake Sanders

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Sound of Metal

Flat 7

Ward Four

Caviar

United States of America

English

Français

deaf

missouri

drums

heavy metal

addiction

sign languages

hearing impaired

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'Sound of Metal' is a unique cinematic experience that has consumed my every thought in the days since my viewing, and should be on the radars of anyone wanting to catch one of the best films this year. If you're lucky enough to get the opportunity to see it on a big screen, take it as soon as you can. Movies like this do not come around very often.
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With moderately high expectations, Sound of Metal genuinely surprised me. Darius Marder and Abraham Marder's exquisite screenplay is the absolute standout, at the same insanely good level as Riz Ahmed's impressive performance. The former holds a meaningful, enlightening story about not only the deaf community but also about accepting our limitations as something that's a part of us instead of taking it as a handicap. Except for a couple of unnecessary scenes that could have made the movie a bit shorter, the two-hour duration is quite fair, boasting a very captivating narrative.

Countless storytelling technical details elevate this film into one of the best of the year. From an apparently simple yet extremely clever use (or absence) of subtitles for sign language to emotionally compelling dialogues, an outstandingly realistic atmosphere surrounds the movie throughout the entire runtime. Never, not even for a second, the viewer needs to deal with an over-the-top reaction, cheesy conversation, or a typical Hollywood, overdramatized moment. Darius Marder has terrific control of the tone, keeping it exceptionally grounded.

Riz Ahmed delivers what I believe is his career-best display, incorporating his character's hearing disability in a seamless fashion. His subtle facial expressions and body movements are essential for the performance that can easily guarantee him dozens of nominations. Olivia Cooke (Lou) is also excellent in her role. Technically, huge praise to Daniël Bouquet's cinematography, which insists on an almost documentary-style composition by applying standard camera angles and shots often seen in this type of feature, helping to generate the before-mentioned authenticity.

One of my absolute favorite films of 2020.

Rating: A

Highly recommend!

Riz Ahmed gives an incredible performance as Ruben, not only did he make me care immensely for the character but he also makes Ruben feel like a real person. You can tell he put a tonne of effort into this and it really does show.

Away from Ahmed, Olivia Cooke (Lou) and Paul Raci (Joe) are also very good performers, while it's nice to see Lauren Ridloff (Diane) involved - she's great in 'The Walking Dead', while she is soon to be in the MCU's 'Eternals' as well.

So much heart to this. I couldn't possibly say with 100% certainty for obvious reasons, but it seems to do a terrific job at telling the story that it intends to. That's not always the case, so the filmmakers deserve praise for that - as well as for the sound design et al.

'Sound of Metal' is worthy of the hype, no question.

Ruben's First Consultation

Sound of Metal Q&A hosted by Deaffest

Ruben Finds Out the Extent of His Hearing Loss

Oscar Worthy Moments from Sound of Metal

Scene at The Academy

A Conversation About SOUND OF METAL

Sound of Metal Q&A with Darius Marder, Riz Ahmed, Paul Raci, Olivia Cooke & More

Sound of Metal( 2020)

Music was his world. Then silence revealed a new one.

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Written by SWITCH. on Sat Dec 05 2020

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