Sick Product of a Sick System

best movie i've ever seen.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Dark, and to the point with little fat and a tremendous second person narration, this lean story never lets up and showcases some lost locations and streetscapes. not a lot to it, but what's there is great stuff.

Buried with a Beating Heart, this Low-Low-Low-Budget Movie Hangs on to Film-Noir with a Last Gasp of Nihilism and Seedy Style.The Result was a Forgotten, Little Seen Film Relegated to Bottom of the Bill Double Features and Fell almost Instantaneously into a Comatose State of Existence, but Thankfully the Plug was Not Pulled and it Remained almost Dead but Still Alive.The Revitalization and Return from its Dying State was Thanks to Film Festivals, Critics, the Cult of Sleeper Cinema, and Later the likes of Iconic Director and Film Historian Martin Scorsese. It was Featured in the Underground Book "Re-Search".The Talent Showcase of the Writer/Director/Actor, Allen Baron was Not Fully Realized and He Pacified Himself with Easy Paychecks in TV-Land for the Remainder of His Career.Now Considered a Favorite among Film Fanatics, especially Fans of Film-Noir and Indie Cinema, the Newly Released Criterion Collection Disc has caused Glee among Film Geeks and is Available for all to See. Hard to Live Up to its Accolades among the Obscure Inteligencia, it Impresses those that Seek it Out because of its Bleak Presentation and Unpretentious Display.The Movie Manages to Entertain as a Curiosity Piece and Provides Inspiration for Aspiring Filmmakers with Little or No Money. Worth a Watch for Fans of Film-Noir, B-Movies, and those that Love to Find Forgotten Little Gems.The Sharp Expression of the Existential Big-City Images, Low-Brow, Paperback, Pulp, Voice Over Narration that is Numbingly Repetitive but Adds some Charm, and the Overall Audacious, Uncompromising, Challenging Production make this a Remarkable Entry in the Field of Forgotten Films.For Better or Worse the Movie is now in a Deconstruction Mode from Thankful Pontificates and much Verbiage is out there for Your Consideration.

Frankie Bono is a quiet and experienced assassin from Cleveland. He arrives in New York to do a job around Christmas time. He needs to kill a certain Traiano. But Bono gets more and more troubled by an inner voice. That voice makes him depressed.I thoroughly enjoyed the humanistic view on criminal, which wasn't really common in 1961. Today everything is done to let gangsters look like friendly, charming guys. Consider the incredible humane mercenaries of In Bruges, or the murderous couple in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. It all started with remorseful killers like Frankie Bono.Especially two things I found of interest: the performance of guest star 'Big Ralph', the rat lover, and the Robert De Niro-like acting by Allen Baron. Baron's expressions, his eruptions, and his cool way of walking are so De Niro. But that's of course impossible. When Blast of Silence was released De Niro was eighteen. So the question is: how much of Baron is in De Niro? Blast of Silence was a real achievement, considering Baron was only twenty-six when he made this movie. The film was barely successful and Baron became director of TV shows like Love Boat and Charlie's Angels. Everyone, of course, needs money. Nevertheless, this waste of talent is a shame, because this movie should've been the forebode of a great directors career.

A hit man comes to New York for an assignment. This was the film debut for director, writer, and star Baron, who looks like a cross between Robert De Niro and George C. Scott. Some inexplicably compared this debut to Orson Welles and "Citizen Kane." Baron proves a failure in all three roles. The script is dull, the acting is amateurish, the direction is incompetent, and the cinematography is drab. There are too many shots of Baron walking from one place to another. What silence? The film starts with Lionel Stander, in his signature gravelly voice, providing the narration, and he hardly ever stops blabbering. He is so annoying that one wishes the hit man would take him out.