- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 12, 2016
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Game of Silence is a killer whale of a show.
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All of the actors are good; Mr. Raymond-James is scary good; and the story rips along at a brisk pace. No one who works in the penal system will like the portrayals here, but lovers of mystery and suspense could easily be hooked.
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As the stakes of their revenge pact rise higher, and their ingenuity and morality get tested against seemingly unbeatable foes, don’t be surprised if you’re less and less bothered by the little fumbles in writing as you get more and more engrossed in the bigger picture.
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Game of Silence does a pretty solid job of stitching together flashbacks and the ongoing efforts to get justice either by the book or by any means necessary. The strongest performance is by Raymond-James as the deeply tormented, trigger-tempered Gil.
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While it mostly traffics in the idea of trying to right the past and how that can go so very wrong, it doesn’t get bogged down, instead letting the action and mystery drive the story. For what it is, you likely will be entertained while watching it, but it probably won’t stick with you very long.
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A bit contrived at times--how many times have we seen an uninvited police detective hanging back at a funeral to initiate a confrontation--Game of Silence offers a so-so compelling tale.
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Game’s dialogue is inconsequential, pushing the players around from scene to scene, but the plot payoffs come fast and furious.
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The pitch here can be shrill. The warden makes Satan look like a nice guy, and Gil has a temper that can be wearying. But the essential tension--who will finally tell the truth? everybody is lying to somebody--makes for compelling, if exhausting, drama.
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Frankly, based on two episodes, Game of Silence doesn't seem to be worth the effort required to sort out its twisted plotting. However, it's clearly the kind of show that could suck in viewers who enjoy trying to solve a TV mystery, the more twisted the better.
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Game of Silence is not going to win any Emmys, but the murder-mystery at the show’s center is sufficiently intriguing to make you want to see the grown-up boys vindicated.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 39
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Mixed: 4 out of 39
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Negative: 12 out of 39
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Apr 12, 2016This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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May 26, 2016
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May 7, 2016