Fresh
This compact and forceful low-budget film noir ... compresses a week in a hit man's bitter life into a dazzlingly brisk yet richly nuanced seventy-seven minutes.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Blast of Silence
An unforgettable experience in suspense! ... as seconds tick off a timetable ... for murder!
1961 · 1h 17m · NOT RATED
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Allen Baron
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Blast of Silence
Overview
A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past and a fat gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.
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Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
With its finger-popping jazz score and beat-inspired interior monologue (in second person, no less), this might seem comical if it weren't so rooted in existential dread.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Over-eager, unsuccessful, but worth watching.
Eugene Archer, New York Times
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