Themes: Police Corruption, Criminal's Revenge, Woman In Jeopardy
Main Cast: Marlee Matlin, D.B. Sweeney, Martin Sheen, John C. McGinley, Christina Carlisi
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 98 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Hear No Evil, while based on the interesting premise of a deaf woman stalked by a relentless killer, is a well-crafted but predictable mystery thriller. Jillian (Marlee Matlin), a physical trainer is unknowingly given a valuable stolen coin. The theft of the coin was planned by a corrupt and sadistic police lieutenant (Martin Sheen) who needs the coin to fund his retirement, and he pursues Jillian in order to get it. Director Robert Greenwald, who also directed The Burning Bed, does a good job in showing the victim's courage and resourcefulness in her desperate situation. Matlin is good as Jillian, and does not use her deafness as a crutch to generate sympathy but portrays Jillian as an independent and strong woman. The plot gets bogged down with too many cliched twists and subplots, including a romance which slows the movie and adds nothing of interest in the development of the characters and their motivations. Hear No Evil, similar in theme to the excellent Wait Until Dark, lacks the focus and intensity necessary in a good thriller and wastes its excellent cast. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide
Charley Lang - Wiley; Marge Redmond - Mrs. Kendall; Brian Davies - Dub Squad; Karen Trumbo - Nadine Brock; Glenn Daniels; Mary Marsh - Mrs. Paley; Merrilee Dale - Museum Guide; Greg Wayne Elam - Cooper; Rick Jones - FBI Agent 2
Credit
John Myhre - Art Director, Aaron Barsky Worth - First Assistant Director, David Womark - First Assistant Director, Barbara M. Ravis - First Assistant Director, Robert Greenwald - Director, Eva Gardos - Editor, Christopher Johnston - Editor, David Streit - Executive Producer, Graeme Revell - Composer (Music Score), Bernt Amadeus Capra - Production Designer, Steven Shaw - Cinematographer, David Matalon - Producer, Susan Mina Eschelbach - Set Designer, Greg W. Elam - Stunts, Randall M. Badat - Screenwriter, Kathleen Knutsen Rowell - Screenwriter, Danny Rubin - Screenwriter, R.M. Badat - Short Story Author
