Hush by Mark Tonderai - 2009
In a simple word, Hush is a common man’s British thriller. Though at no point of time you can consider this flick as a masterpiece or a thriller worth remembering, yet writer-director Mark Tonderai has given his best efforts to make Hush a little more than an average movie. This is a story about a guy who is ready to do anything in order to get back his girlfriend from the grip of her aductor.
Zakes Abbot (William Ash) and his girlfriend Beth (Christine Bottomley) while travelling on the highway stumble upon a truck which has a lady as a hostage in the back of the truck. Inspite of informing the police, they decide to follow the truck. Zakes’ girlfriend goes missing from a service station where they stop for a short break. Soon Zakes realizes that it is the work of the same trucker who already has a hostage in the back of his truck. And from here, begins the story of how Zakes is able to save his lady love from the clutches of hooded trucker cum a psychopath killer.
As I have already mentioned, this movie is just a little better than a bad thriller. Now, if we look at the story, from the very beginning of Hush, it is very clear about the identity of the killer. By identity I mean who is he - a psychopath who loves to wear black hooded long jacket and drives a truck. How original! From the very beginning of Hush you will get to know about the identity of the hooded abductor, but you watch this movie just to know how he is captured and most probably killed in the climax. However, the real identity or the motive of these killings is not exposed in the end of this British thriller. The story is somewhat similar to the story of the classic French thriller Spoorloos where a man digs the earth in order to find the truth behind the disappearance of his girlfriend during their on road travel.
William Ash and Christine Bottomley, though not brilliant, but gave a decent performance and are good enough to bring some amount of fear and anxiety into the minds of the viewers. While I believe, in some parts, they have exaggerated their emotions and fears. Mark Tonderai, both as the director and writer of Hush has not been successful to make the best out of this thriller. Built on a very clichéd storyline, there was very little scope to improve. Still in spite of all these dead ends of stories, meaningless twists and plot holes, Hush is still a not so bad movie. With a least amount of expectation and a readiness to spend or waist one and half hours from you busy schedule, you can give Hush a try.
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My Rating - 5/10
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