Sound of Metal

Great movie, Riz is outstanding

**Smash a doughnut and put it back together.** What a beautifully told tragic story. This movie is cinema! The SFX is astonishing, headphones are recommended. That ending had my ears ringing while choking up. _A must watch._

this is a powerful movie

Fantastic film. Riz Ahmed plays a metal drummer losing his hearing. Olivia Cooke plays his girlfriend. One of the best of the year. Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place beyond the Pines) co wrote the script, and his fine balance of drama and tragedy shines through.

The performances are noteworthy, Ahmed giving an absolute blinder. The sound design is predictably stark given the subject. Hard to review without spoilers but the themes of rehabilitation and self destruction are evident. Marder also wrote 'The Place Beyond the Pines', so it's clear that this team are a tight-knit group who believe in each others work.

It's a film that would have been overly melodramatic and sentimental in the wrong hands, but the direction is absolutely pitch perfect, and the last 15 minutes or so had me in bits.

Part of me fears of losing my hearing at some point in my life. You just gotta appreciate the little things you take for granted sometimes. Being abled in all your senses is a gift itself. This movie made me appreciate it more. Got me thinking. I am just moved. Brilliant film. Perfect. Immaculate.

The description of the movie says that this movie is about a former drug addict musician that is about to lose his hearing. At a higher level I think the movie is about people trying to figure out where they belong. Or maybe more importantly, where they do not belong. I think the story is extremely well told and the acting is incredible. Maybe more importantly, the last ten or fifteen minutes are true to the spirit of the movie. It was definitely one of the best movies of the year.


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You know what? I love my ears! Period!

Maybe the only movie this year that I’m still thinking about on a near-daily basis. Shocking, beautiful, transcendent. Shoutout to Paul Raci. I'll never forget the roof scene.

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.