groggo Interesting crime film that left me as confused at the end as I was at the beginning. Except for an undeveloped reference about a murder when the killer was nine years old, the film just doesn't give us enough information about a cold-blooded (but perfectionist) killer. It's too slick by half, although the visuals are quite stunning. One critic suggested that you're not supposed to examine this too closely -- just absorb what you see and enjoy it. Fair enough if that's good enough for you. I could not engage with the characters, who seem like they're seeking an author in a Pirandello play. The acting is first-rate, the forensics interesting (if you like that kind of procedural stuff), but in the end it lacked a solid story that made you want to care about Viktor, the silent, soundless killer.

wrlang Soundless (lautlos) is about a hit man named Vicktor that falls for a one night stand that just happened to sleep with one of Victor's victims. Nina is sleeping in the victims bed just feet from Vicktor's 'soundless' hit. A detective named Lang that is sent in to solve the case, because of his ability to form close connections with the psyche of the hit man. Lang trains snipers how to kill, and formulates strategies on how to catch Victor using mild CSI like tactics. Lang discovers Victor's true identity and his unhappy childhood as Felix, the son of a gun maker who met an untimely end. Vicktor's mentor Martin is an old arms dealer friend of his dead father who gets the hit list and passes it on to Vicktor. In 'The Matador' style, Vicktor is racing against time to perform his last hit consisting of the very well guarded man who ordered the hit on Vicktor and Martin. Victor plans this hit while wooing Nina, hiding from Lang, and avoiding the hit men out to get him. Will Nina and Vicktor make the hit and escape from Lang to paradise found? The almost emotionless style fits well with the theme and should not be mistaken for bad acting. Soundless is definitely up to modern standards in film making.

armand32 "Lautlos" is a well done and surprisingly fresh contract killer movie, far the best German film in this genre I know. Choosing Joachim Krol, often playing the nice guy next door is an interesting idea that really works out well. Krol as Viktor/Felix is playing well against his stereotype and provides an intense portrait of a dedicated character whose life changes dramatically when he meets "Nina", played by Nadja Uhl.Andreas Berkel is nearly equally good as profiler "Lang", showing a hunter that is completely absorbed by his job. Among other things - I like the pacing of the story and it's sympathy for the main characters, two lost souls trying to come together against major obstacles. In the end, you cannot help to develop sympathy for the lonely guy living from death but striving for love. I was very satisfied to see Viktor escape in the end, finding love and peace (?). Even his hunter seemed to like this in the end. I definitely advise to see this one.

nemonidas For everybody, who likes the shiny American action film, this truly might be a bit different. What I like especially about this "german action movie" is, that everything has a kind of normal color and sound. Nothing is overdone, overcoloured. What appears as boring compared with action movies with high pace like e.g. Bad Boys is the attempt of making it more realistic and not so shiny. The villain, for example, is not the typical bad guy, shootings don't try to "look or sound good" or the SEK (german S.W.A.T.) appears quietly and nearly invisible - like they should - without any of that heroic "fly-through-the-picture-shooting". The characters are also carefully designed to maintain this realistic approach, although the investigator in charge may be considered a bit weird. The killer, however, is as normal as can be - somebody you could meet on the street. Especially Joachim Krol, who's most famous appearance was in "Der bewegte Mann" (german comedy) surprised me with his totally different character.All in all a film worth seeing, particularly while the story is different to all the action kind of movie you usually get.