The Sounding

Eaton and co-writer Bryan Delaney have crafted their script with skillful precision.

Rich in its execution and careful in its approach, The Sounding resonates.

Ms. Eaton’s film can be trying for its messiness, challenging in its allusiveness, or precious in several spasms of ritual jubilation, but it’s never less than fascinating, and often beautiful, a communiqué in code from the far side of silence.

The Sounding impresses more with its majestic and ageless feel than its vague ideas around the human mind.

That the film proves intriguing despite its overly familiar themes is a testament to the acting more than the writing. Eaton delivers a compelling, highly physical performance, using her endlessly expressive eyes to communicate her character's complex range of emotions and making us care about Liv despite the contrived plot mechanics.