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Quiet Place (2018)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Length: 90 minutes
Rating: PG-13
Production/Distribution: Paramount Pictures,
Platinum Dunes, Sunday Night, Andes Films, Central Partnership, CinemArt,
Columbia Pictures, Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK), NOS Audiovisuais,
Ro Image 2000, Toho-Towa, United International Pictures (UIP), Universal
Pictures International (UPI), Amazon Prime Video, Film1, Hua Wen Movie Group,
Odeon, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Media Distribution,
Universal Pictures
Director: John Krasinski
Writer: Bryan Woods, Scott Beck,
John Krasinski
Actors: Emily Blunt, John
Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward, Leon Russom, Rhoda
Pell
Blurb
from IMDb: In
a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding
from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
Selina’s
Point of View:
Where
do I even start?
This
was not my first time watching A Quiet Place and it won’t be my last. It
is one of the best films I have ever seen.
The
way sound is used in this movie is outstanding. Instantly, the film lets you
know how abnormal the world portrayed has become. It does this by avoiding a
typical soundtrack. The only time a song is really used, it gives you such an
unfamiliar sense of normalcy that there’s unease surrounding it.
It’s
not just music, though. Because sound feels so important from the moment you
first hear the wind whistling into the silence, every single shuffle/word/crash
becomes that much more significant. Something as innocent as the beeping of a
child’s toy instantly strikes fear in you.
I’ve
seen a lot of movies play with the use of sound as a weapon, but never as well as
I did here.
The acting
was all phenomenal. John Krasinski (The Office, The Hollars, 13 Hours), Emily
Blunt (The Girl on the Train, Sicario, Edge of Tomorrow), Millicent
Simmonds (Andi Mack, Wonderstruck, This Close), Noah Jupe (Wonder,
Ford v Ferrari, The Last Dragonslayer), and Cade Woodward (Avengers: Endgame)
made me believe their parts. But I really have to credit the direction most.
As a
director, Krasinski took a TON of risks in A Quiet Place and every
single one of them paid off. Given this same story/script – with the same actors
– a lot of directors would have taken the safe route. They’d have used
tension-building music throughout the entire film, whereas Krasinski only used
it sparingly. Instead, he relied on familiar sounds from the wind and footsteps
to really make us tense. He also relied more on psychology than typical jump
scares.
The
final product is something that absolutely leaps off the screen. I’m in tears by
the end every single time.
If
you haven’t seen A Quiet Place yet, I absolutely urge you to. I’m
looking forward to the sequel, but I’m a little concerned that they won’t be
able to capture the feel as well.
Rotten
Tomatoes Critic Score – 95%
Rotten
Tomatoes Audience Score – 83%
Metascore – 82/100
Metacritic
User Score – 7.5/10
IMDB
Score – 7.5/10
CinemaScore – B+
Trust
the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 5/5
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