Don't let the generic title and poster fool you. A Quiet Place is one of the best horror/suspense-thriller to come out in recent years. What's more surprising is that this is just the 3rd film directorial work of actor John Krasinski (TV's The Office) and how he made it all good in just 90 minutes is beyond wonder.
Krasinski and his real life wife Emily Blunt play Lee and Evelyn Abbott - who with their 3 children live in a world ravaged by creatures who hunt and kill when they hear sound from their prey. The film is mostly about the family and the uncertainty if they can make it out alive.
It is really living in a world of silence and until they find a way to know the creatures weakness, the Abbotts just simply live to survive.
With a premise like that, you know that you're in for a ride. Blunt is perfection as the matriarch of the family and Millicent Simmonds who's deaf in real life, is the heart of the film. She plays Regan Abbott, the only daughter and her scenes stand out. There's some quiet dignity in it.
I won't spoil any further but go see A Quiet Place and prepare to be jolted when you least expected.
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