Listening

Name: Listening
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Released: September 11, 2015
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 35

2015

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Amplify | Release Date: September 11, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: Penniless grad students David, Ryan, and Jordan hope their telepathy invention will solve all their problems, but the bleeding-edge technology opens a Pandora’s box of new dangers, as the team discovers that when they open their minds, there is nowhere to hide their thoughts. Secrets and betrayals surface, and the technology is stolen by aPenniless grad students David, Ryan, and Jordan hope their telepathy invention will solve all their problems, but the bleeding-edge technology opens a Pandora’s box of new dangers, as the team discovers that when they open their minds, there is nowhere to hide their thoughts. Secrets and betrayals surface, and the technology is stolen by a covert government agency with a hidden agenda. With no one left to trust, David is forced against his friends in a life-or-death battle over not only the privacy of the human mind, but the future of free will itself.… Expand

Director: Khalil Sullins

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Frank Scheck

Sep 10, 2015

Director/screenwriter Khalil Sullins makes an auspicious feature debut with his audacious sci-fi thriller that's as engrossing as it is thought-provoking. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Sep 8, 2015

Rather than pioneering into the frontiers of the mind, Listening slogs through the most well-traveled pits of screenwriting. Read full review

Andy Webster

Sep 10, 2015

[A] strained, overheated thriller. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Sep 9, 2015

Director Khalil Sullins’ movie has its heart and brain in the right place, but its guts are a mess. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Sep 10, 2015

To call it amateurish would be kind. Read full review

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Prophatsee

Sep 11, 2015

This is a great twisted science gone wrong thriller. Now this is an Indie movie but for the budget it was well made. Scenes in great locations and great acting camera shots and colors gives it the feel of a twisted dream or nightmare. It got me immersed into this nightmare reality that mayThis is a great twisted science gone wrong thriller. Now this is an Indie movie but for the budget it was well made. Scenes in great locations and great acting camera shots and colors gives it the feel of a twisted dream or nightmare. It got me immersed into this nightmare reality that may not be that far from our reality. Mind control and the ability to implant thoughts to mind control and take away free will is scary cause it may be a fiction that's not that far fetched from reality. It's a thought provoking Sci-fi that shouldn't be missed… Expand

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tvnewsguido

Sep 12, 2015

It's an interesting concept executed in a mildly annoying fashion.

The central idea, our "surveillance society" taken to the nth degree, is a good one. The idea that a struggling garage tech startup could go horribly wrong isn't so very farfetched and makes for a compelling story. TheIt's an interesting concept executed in a mildly annoying fashion.

The central idea, our "surveillance society" taken to the nth degree, is a good one. The idea that a struggling garage tech startup could go horribly wrong isn't so very farfetched and makes for a compelling story.

The overly angsty and mundane relationship drama threaded throughout is dull and unnecessary. It weighs down the second act and wrecks what might have been an intriguing sci-fi thriller.

Added to the narrative issues is the writer/director's use of colored filters (like Traffic but without a clear point) and overreliance on the close-up shots during rather dull and passionless conversations.

Overall the film takes itself far too seriously which is a pity because it is very clever in concept and resolution.… Expand

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