SILENT HOUSE  / Monday, November 1, 2010  Silent House  Directed
By: Chris Kentis & Laura Lau Written By: Gustavo Hernández &
Laura Lau Elizabeth Olsen Adam Trese Eric Sheffer Stevens  There
is nothing worse than fear: it is intangible, invisible,
and irrepressible. Fear is the moment that lies between
awareness and resolution — when we realize the horror of what is
about to happen. Fear is the unknown: the how bad will it be,
and the when will it happen? You cannot cope with fear… you can
only bear it. It is the ultimate test. When a young woman
(Sarah) becomes trapped inside a pitch black house with an
unknown home invader, she must face her greatest fears, and
fight to stay alive.  Touting itself as “88 minutes of real-time
terror”, SILENT HOUSE successfully gives the impression that the
entire movie is one continuous shot. It is in these ultra-
extended scenes that actress Elizabeth Olson shines. Infusing
her performance with a never-ceasing intensity, she takes us
with her through every step of her nightm