Director: John Krasinski
Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
A quiet place tracks a family that is forced to live in silence to survive in a world overrun by deadly creatures that hunt by sound.
The film has a fairly straightforward plot but John Krasinski, who co-wrote, directed and also stars in it has made one of the most tense thrillers I’ve ever seen. For most of the 90 minute runtime of this movie I was on the edge of my seat.
John Krasinski makes some smart directorial choices along with a great performance. Emily Blunt is excellent as always and the fact that she is actually married to her on screen husband in real life really adds to the already solid chemistry between them. The kids in the film are superb especially Millicent simmonds.
The film doesn’t really tell us much about the rest of the world and chooses to focus just on this one family which I didn’t have a problem with as it made the movie more grounded and personal. What I loved about the film are the characters and how they have had to adapt to their situation and how it has affected them personally. The idea that you can’t make a single noise ever is quite fresh and gave a new perspective to the genre. The post apocalyptic setting was well realized and was extremely immersive. The amazing performances by an amazing cast and Krasinski’s directorial skills made the tense scenes extra scary and the emotional ones extra touching.
The creatures reminded me of the demogorogon from stranger things mixed with carnage from marvel comics which makes for quite the terrifying monster. You never knew when and from where the creature could pop out and scare the crap out of you.
The movie definitely isn’t perfect. Sometimes certain characters made decisions that were dumb but thankfully those moments are extremely minor. The story is for the most part is well written but is not impeccable.
Overall A quiet place is an breathtaking thriller with nail biting scenes and mindblowing performances by an exceptionally talented cast. I would highly recommend this movie and I’m gonna go with a 4.5 stars out of 5 for A quiet place.