Sound Of Metal has strong performances but soon loses concentration and direction
Review
Dulcie Pearce
★★★☆☆
YOU know that feeling when you can’t pop your ears and everything sounds like you’re underwater?
That soon becomes more than a vague annoyance in this debut by writer and director Darius Marder.
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Sound Of Metal tells the story of Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a drummer in a punk-metal band who suddenly loses his hearingCredit: AP
The film tells the story of Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a drummer in a punk-metal band who suddenly loses his hearing.
The recovering heroin addict, who has been clean for four years, lives in a van with girlfriend and bandmate Lou (Olivia Cooke), while travelling the States playing small, but very loud, gigs.