{"id":8592,"date":"2020-11-21T11:31:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T16:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=8592"},"modified":"2020-11-21T11:31:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T16:31:06","slug":"review-sound-of-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=8592","title":{"rendered":"Review: SOUND OF METAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The loud, cranking sounds that Ruben and Lou pump out on the stage mirrors their crackling, passionate romance. It\u2019s a musical connection that keeps them locked together and always on the road to their next gig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when Ruben begins to lose his hearing, everything dramatically changes. Their heavy-metal life on tour may end, and along with it, their relationship suffers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director and co-writer Darius Marder\u2019s \u201cSound of Metal\u201d is a sensitive and wonderful film. While his subject is a rocker driven by the percussive, melodic noise emanating from his drum set, it\u2019s the lack of sound altogether that this film is concerned with. We\u2019re taken on Ruben\u2019s mostly soundless journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when his hearing finally goes away entirely, Ruben is forced to seek help from an organization run by the well-worn Joe (Paul Raci). Joe\u2019s inviting group home is dedicated to teaching people to live with and embrace their perceived disability. But Ruben can\u2019t imagine life without sound, and he\u2019s intent on getting an implant to make things right again. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Lou (\u201cReady Player One\u2019s\u201d Olivia Cooke), may have moved on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruben is played by Riz Ahmed, an actor we\u2019ve seen in supporting roles a great deal in the last decade. The handsome actor is good in everything (see his work in HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Night Of,\u201d and in the little-seen, wonderful 2018 film \u201cThe Sisters Brothers\u201d). \u201cSound of Metal\u201d will help build his star as a leading man, and awards notice is warranted.

Read the rest of Jonathan’s review online and in print in the Times-Herald: https:\/\/times-herald.com\/news\/2020\/11\/sound-of-metal-sensitive-heavy-metal-story-resonates

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