‘The Whisper Man’ movie review: Robert De Niro sleepwalks through this snooze fest
The Whisper Man is a Netflix thriller based on Alex North's novel that fails to deliver a compelling mystery despite its high-profile cast. The review criticizes the film for its illogical plot holes, sagging storytelling, and uninspired performances from stars like Robert De Niro.
Why it matters
The film represents a significant misfire for a high-budget production backed by the Russo Brothers, highlighting the risks of adapting popular thriller novels without a coherent script.
Somewhere in the gloom and doom of James Ashcroft’s The Whisper Man (based on Alex North’s 2019 novel), lies an interesting film. Alas, it is not this one, as this serial killer-child-in-danger story lurches from one cavernous plot hole to the next without reason or logic. Any sense of danger or impending tragedy is lost in the sagging storytelling.
The film opens with Detective Amanda Beck (Michelle Monaghan) leading the search for a boy, Neil Spencer (Exavier Montanez). While the police do not find Neil, they find a decomposed body and then we learn of the serial killer terrorising the small town of Featherbank.
Called the Whisper Man, the killer abducts and kills children. The only problem is that the Whisper Man, Frank Carter (Michael Keaton), was caught and has been in prison all these years.
A still from ‘The Whisper Man’ | Photo Credit: Netflix
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