Sci-fi adventure starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland. A mysterious woman called Viola crash-lands on a colony planet populated only by men, whose every thought can be seen or heard because of an affliction called the Noise. She's discovered by Todd, a farmer's son, who soon realises her life is in danger from the local community, and so the pair go on the run.
Doug Liman's long-delayed adaptation of Patrick Ness's young adult novel The Knife of Never Letting Go is an ambitious but misconceived bid to launch a franchise. Even if its themes of male violence resonate, the tonal footing needed to ground them proves elusive, despite the leads' best efforts. Tom Holland (aka Marvel's Spider-Man) brings his twitchy best to Todd, a farm boy on a future planet where the all-male population's thoughts - or "Noise" - are audible to all. When a spaceship crashes nearby and Daisy Ridley's Viola emerges, Todd's understanding of his world is rocked. As the duo go on the run, a glum dystopian trudge unfolds that is low on tension and pace. As for levity, the gag of Todd's lusty thoughts betraying him wears thin fast. A mess of half-hearted set-pieces, ill-developed plot details and underused co-stars, the result leaves only a sense of potential wasted, lost in the Noise.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Viola | Daisy Ridley |
| Todd | Tom Holland (2) |
| Mayor Prentiss | Mads Mikkelsen |
| Ben | Demian Bichir |
| Preacher Aaron | David Oyelowo |
| Hildy | Cynthia Erivo |
| Davy Prentiss Jr | Nick Jonas |
| Cillian | Kurt Sutter |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Doug Liman |
