A Quiet Place - Review
Director: John Krasinski
Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
From co-writer/director (and former The Office US star) John Krasinski comes A Quiet Place, a film with a simple yet stunningly innovative and effective premise that results in one of
the more unique cinematic experiences that you shall ever have. Leave the bags of chocolate and buckets of popcorn behind the counter for any sound will not be tolerated.
In the post-apocalyptic future, humanity has been hunted by an alien race that are attracted to sound and ravage anything that makes a sound. The Abbott family are some of the only survivors but the imminent arrival of a new baby places them in even greater dangers and threatens their farm fortress.
Krasinski has crafted a film that is clearly inspired by and takes cues from masters of the genre, namely Alfred Hitchcock. Seeds are sown and set-ups are planted that only the audience are privy to which are eventually paid off in nerve-shredding sequences that will keep you riveted and your body firmly clenched. Any sound that peaks above a very hushed whisper evokes a terror that is matched by the horrifically gruesome appearance of the alien species that is responsible for the eradication of most of humanity. No expense was spared in the budget for visual effects and the design of the creatures rivals that of the Xenomorph in the Alien franchise.
A Quiet Place will rightfully take its place amongst the likes of Jaws, The Shining and more recently Get Out to become a classic that people will continue to revisit for years to come. Of course, this is in large part due to the smartly constructed and well-deserved jumps and scares that are abundant throughout, but Krasinski places a trust in the audience that allows them to exercise patience as we're slowly introduced to this post-apocalyptic world where sound is the enemy of all remaining survivors. No back story or exposition is given, nor is it necessary to connect with the family that drive the drama and are experiencing grief and turmoil beyond the peril of monsters who will kill at the sound of a pin drop. The thrills are genuinely suspenseful, but it's the way in which we truly care about the Abbott family that resonates and will make A Quiet Place a timeless staple of the horror genre.
Overall, the high-concept A Quiet Place succeeds as a taut and terrifying thriller but also surprisingly as a family drama where, due to a tragedy that rocks the family, there would still be so much left unsaid even with the luxury of the spoken word.
EB
Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
From co-writer/director (and former The Office US star) John Krasinski comes A Quiet Place, a film with a simple yet stunningly innovative and effective premise that results in one of the more unique cinematic experiences that you shall ever have. Leave the bags of chocolate and buckets of popcorn behind the counter for any sound will not be tolerated.
In the post-apocalyptic future, humanity has been hunted by an alien race that are attracted to sound and ravage anything that makes a sound. The Abbott family are some of the only survivors but the imminent arrival of a new baby places them in even greater dangers and threatens their farm fortress.
Krasinski has crafted a film that is clearly inspired by and takes cues from masters of the genre, namely Alfred Hitchcock. Seeds are sown and set-ups are planted that only the audience are privy to which are eventually paid off in nerve-shredding sequences that will keep you riveted and your body firmly clenched. Any sound that peaks above a very hushed whisper evokes a terror that is matched by the horrifically gruesome appearance of the alien species that is responsible for the eradication of most of humanity. No expense was spared in the budget for visual effects and the design of the creatures rivals that of the Xenomorph in the Alien franchise.
A Quiet Place will rightfully take its place amongst the likes of Jaws, The Shining and more recently Get Out to become a classic that people will continue to revisit for years to come. Of course, this is in large part due to the smartly constructed and well-deserved jumps and scares that are abundant throughout, but Krasinski places a trust in the audience that allows them to exercise patience as we're slowly introduced to this post-apocalyptic world where sound is the enemy of all remaining survivors. No back story or exposition is given, nor is it necessary to connect with the family that drive the drama and are experiencing grief and turmoil beyond the peril of monsters who will kill at the sound of a pin drop. The thrills are genuinely suspenseful, but it's the way in which we truly care about the Abbott family that resonates and will make A Quiet Place a timeless staple of the horror genre.
Overall, the high-concept A Quiet Place succeeds as a taut and terrifying thriller but also surprisingly as a family drama where, due to a tragedy that rocks the family, there would still be so much left unsaid even with the luxury of the spoken word.
EB
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