What the Deaf Man Heard
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Movie Reviews of What the Deaf Man Heard
Movie Review: Avery good movie...
Summary: 5 Stars
Could not stop laughing
This movie is absolutely hillarious. It puts me in the best of moods. Just thinking about it makes me laugh. I recommend it to everyone the ending is the best I've seen for a comedy I almost fell out my chair.
Movie Review: What the deaf man heard
Summary: 5 Stars
Great movie, great acting, great plot. Worth more than 5 stars.
The "plot twists" are wonderful. You will not be bored.
Movie Review: An excellent written story and movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent story. We should always remember that what we say and do will come back to us in some way.Movie Review: Not bad, not bad at all.
Summary: 4 Stars
What the Deaf Man Heard (John Kent Harrison, 1997)
G. D. Gearino's debut novel was turned into a Hallmark Hall of Fame telemovie a few years back, and I finally got round to watching it. I'm a big fan of Gearino's, and it's possible I was avoiding it simply because I didn't know whether someone adapting it for film-- especially something made for television-- would do it the justice it deserved. What the Deaf Man Heard, though, is a delight.
Sammy Ayers (Matthew Modine, as a grown-up), as we open, is fleeing with his mother from her old life. We find out pretty quickly this is standard operating procedure, but something goes wrong this time-- at a layover, his mother is abducted and murdered, leaving Sammy asleep on the bus. When they get to the end of the line, Sammy (Frankie Muniz, as a kid) is understandably concerned with his current situation, and decides the best approach is to play deaf-mute, even after being taken in by a kindly storeowner (Tom Skerritt) and his wife. As he gets older, it becomes harder to reveal his secret, so he goes through life pretending. Itinerant junk dealer Archibald Thacker (James Earl Jones) suspects there's more to Sammy than meets the eye, however...
It's a fun little movie-- nothing special, nothing great, but well-adapted and competently acted by a surprisingly high-powered cast who do the material justice. If you liked the book, don't worry, it's good. If you've never read the book, what are you waiting for? *** ½
Movie Review: VHS Much Better
Summary: 3 Stars
I was waiting for the DVD format to become available as I loved this movie and was wearing out my tape from rewinding and fast forwarding to my favorite scenes.The VHS version contains interviews with the actors and behind the scenes making of the movie footage. I guess I expected that if footage was on the video, then it would be in the DVD. Boy was I wrong.
The DVD version was good quality, but contained no extras whatsoever. So if you are like me and hoping to replace your VHS with the DVD, you'll be disappointed. Now I have two copies of this movie depending on if I just want to see a particular scene or the behind the scenes footage. I guess the VCR is sticking around a little while longer.