5. Dead Silence (2007)
While not their best collaboration, James Wan and writer Leigh Whannel still put on a show with a lot of violent imagery that’ll definitely stick with you long after viewing. A witch, Mary Shaw, is on the loose, and Jamie believes that’s what killed his wife. However, the lead Detective (Donnie Wahlberg), seems to think Jamie did it. While trying to prove his innocence, Jamie begins to uncover something a lot more sinister than a serial killer on the loose.
The story line is very murky (to be honest, not much of the movie makes sense). This is said to be the fault of producers trying to recreate another “torture porn” movie like Saw. This film is definitely proof that the more people involved in a film doesn’t necessarily make it better. That being said, the rest of the movie has some grisly scenes that’ll make you cringe. The final twenty minutes are reminiscent of Saw, with tight claustrophobic shots in an abandoned warehouse. If you want something you’ll watch once because you only need to see it once, this is your movie.
Streaming on HBO Max.
