If [Paula van der Oest's] film isn't quite the disaster its reputation might suggest, it doesn't add up to a whole lot, despite the filmmaker's attempts to grapple with serious issues like mental illness and sexual abuse.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 15, 2022

The Bay of Silence has a plot and reveal so weak it would not qualify for a below-average episode of Law & Order.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Sep 2, 2022

Sleepy and miserable. A thriller without thrills.

Full Review | Mar 30, 2021

...a dark, adult thriller with a succession of disturbing twists that ensure the viewer is kept guessing...

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 17, 2021

As far as mystery-thrillers go it contains the requisite number of twists and turns after drawing you in with a seductive opening reel. Director Paula van der Oest does a deft job of shifting atmospheric gear...A serviceable thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 26, 2020

Mystery, intrigue and excellent performances combine to create a truly intoxicating thriller that is devastatingly absorbing.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 25, 2020

Kurylenko, increasingly impressive across the span of her work, is on fine form as the troubled young woman with secrets she can't speak and may not even fully understand herself.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 30, 2020

You search for emotion in the faces of the actors: howling grief, rage, confusion, mild irritation with the preposterous plot. Nothing. Not even a twitch.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 24, 2020

Secondary story upon secondary story. Instead of them adding to the intrigue they just make things a jumble.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 30, 2020

This noir type of Hitchcockian thriller falls short. It needed the Master himself to direct it.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Aug 28, 2020

The Bay of Silence strives to be an exciting film-noir-come-psycho-melodrama, but it just lacks the subtlety and refinement.

Full Review | Aug 26, 2020

There's a Hitchcockian layer of suspense beneath even the happiest scenes in this mystery thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 21, 2020

Tense psychological drama has adult themes.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 18, 2020

A mesmerizing and intriguing tale of secrets, lies, and love, The Bay of Silence speaks volumes

Full Review | Aug 18, 2020

The actors including Claes Bang and Brian Cox are saving graces in a wannabe Hitchcockian thriller that is unfortunately more muddled than mystery.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 18, 2020

...despite a game cast, the movie induces more head-scratching than suspense or mystery.

Full Review | Aug 17, 2020

A very strong cast, but the script isn't fully developed. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Aug 17, 2020

Bang garners sympathy for his character's resilience and dedication, while the film maintains consistent tension before stumbling down the stretch.

Full Review | Aug 14, 2020

A Hitchcock knockoff in the tradition of "Marnie" and "Rebecca." Bang and Kurylenko lack chemistry, and the plot is more travelogue than intriguing.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Aug 14, 2020

Being jerked around by a thriller can be fun, but there are more red herrings in this movie than there are fish in the sea. They all stink.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Aug 14, 2020