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What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
4/08
4/08:
Instead of What the Deaf Man Heard, What the Deaf Fraud Heard is the appropriate title based on how the story
went down.
No disrespect to Tom Skerritt is intended, but his character seems to be one step away from being a child molester.
Jerry O'Connell, whenever he gets the chance to watch this movie, should be embarrassed of himself. I've been confused
by James Earl Jones' character because what he said doesn't make sense. The unfolding of the mystery isn't bad, but
the believability factor is nil.
Anyone who doesn't speak for twenty years will have lost all of the muscles in his voice box and be rendered mute practically
for life. At the same time, nobody bothers with the possibility of sign language as a method of communication. The
pace is another problem as the film has been bogged down by the loquaciousness of the characters.
All in all, What the Deaf Fraud Heard gets everything wrong about deaf mutes.