‘A Quiet Place’

quiet_place_xlgHusband and wife team John Krasinski and Emily Blunt play a convincing husband and wife in this post-apocalyptic survival story.

No explanations as to why and where from (and the stronger for it) – all we know is that ‘they’ are blind but respond to the slightest sound, ending in an immediate and gory death. We start at day 95 and end at day 460-something. In the interim, Krasinski and Blunt and two of their kids have constructed a life of virtual silence on their farm, surviving in hiding and in a state of constant dread.

It’s that claustrophobic quiet that creates a deep sense of foreboding and fear – but the strength of A Quiet Place is the balance of horror with a genuine family drama.

Nominated for best sound editing Oscar in 2019.

Rating: 74%

Director: John Krasinski (Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, The Hollars)

Writer: Bryan Woods (Nightlight), Scott Beck (Nightlight, The Bride Wore Blood), John Krasinski (Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Promised Land)

Main cast: John Krasinski (13 Hours, TV’s The Office), Emily Blunt (Sicario, The Devil Wears Prada), Noah Jupe (Suburbicon, Wonder)

3 thoughts on “‘A Quiet Place’

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.