When I thought about how Ahmed's character was acting a bit like a drug addict for the first time in the movie, based on his mannerisms and the way he was speaking, and then 30 seconds later a character said "you're acting like an addict," I almost rolled my eyes.
A very strong lead performance by Riz Ahmed, interesting sound design, and what feels like a grounded and intimate portrayal of how it feels to be deaf is somewhat letdown by the film's screenplay. I didn't think events unfolded in a particularly compelling way, and it feels strangely bloated at 2 hours, owing to the relative simplicity of the premise.
Apparently there is a 100-minute long cut though, which could be a good deal better, in all honesty (but on Amazon Prime Australia at least, I could only see the 2-hour version).
A very strong lead performance by Riz Ahmed, interesting sound design, and what feels like a grounded and intimate portrayal of how it feels to be deaf is somewhat letdown by the film's screenplay. I didn't think events unfolded in a particularly compelling way, and it feels strangely bloated at 2 hours, owing to the relative simplicity of the premise.
Apparently there is a 100-minute long cut though, which could be a good deal better, in all honesty (but on Amazon Prime Australia at least, I could only see the 2-hour version).