Useless silent film

I normally have the TV sound set @ 25 or so. Watching a recording of the film Loopers from the Syfy Channel, I ended up at 89 before I could make out what a couple of characters were mumbling about. So much for following the plot.
    Or maybe there wasn’t much of one and that’s why everyone was mumbling so much; to cover it up.
    Eventually, blip, blip on the remote control; I jumped forward 30 minutes twice to the ending and saved myself an hour’s ear-straining.