A Quiet Place Spoiler Free Review

A Quiet Place Spoiler Free Review

Last night, I saw A Quiet Place at my local AMC Theather. I first saw the trailer for A Quiet Place in the previews for Den of Thieves. This trailer grabbed my curiosity because I haven't seen John Krasinski in any projects for a while. Paramount Studio's latest movie impressed me for a few reasons. I don't have many bad things to say about this film, but it's a horror film that a lot of people will be able to watch and enjoy. Here are a few reasons why A Quiet Place is a film you need to see!

A Quiet Place — starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski

Intentional Silence

The score (or lack thereof) of A Quiet Place is great because the audio will keep you on the edge of your seat. The sound editors did an awesome job of mixing the audio to generate suspense, agony, frustration, and happiness in the right places. The films production team uses sound, when appropriate, to suspend you in the narrative of the film. The everyday movements you take for granted are at risk in this film. The emotions of stress, fear and anxiety jump from the screen and into your ear during this movie. I'm sure the audio team for A Quiet Place is proud of their work of this film and should be the recipients of several awards next seasons. 

Awesome Cast

Emily Blunt and John Kransinki are a remarkable parental duo. I haven't paid attention to John Kransinki since his role in The Office, I was excited to see him cast as a lead in a role. John Kransinki is a triple thread in A Quiet Place- Kransinki is the director, writer and lead in this film. I remember Emily Blunt from the movie - The Girl on the Train (TGOT). I was impressed by Emily's performance in A Quiet Place. The weird part about Blunt's role is the energy she has as it related to her pregnancy (no spoilers here). Emily Blunts energy will suspend your disbelief at one point in the film. Millicent Simmonds, a deaf actress, adds depth to the plot and use of audio in this film. 

Ableism

A Quiet Place is following the trend of ableism in horror movies and exploits this in a good way. right. Films like Hush, Get Out, Don't Breathe, and It Follows rely on one aspect of physical ability to captivate the attention of an audience and build relationships with the characters. Wonderstruck actress Millicent Simmonds was one of the highlights of her film because of the strength and perseverance she represents with her character. John Kransinki fought for casting a deaf actress in this film — I hope this is used as an example where diversity should be fought for and not accepted as an afterthought in media. 

Good Horror

Every year dozens of horror films want to be the best. The genre has become saturated because few writers can develop scripts that will compel audiences and keep them entertained. Bryan Woods, another writer of A Quiet Place and John Kransinki manage to write a script that isn't far from the likes of Stranger Things and Cloverfield. The alien (if that's the right noun) antagonists aren't far from a film like Cloverfield. Krasinski and Woods wrote this script with children in the lead roles and utilizes the innocence of youth in a compelling way to generate drama.

A Quiet Place is a horror film that does a lot of things right. John Kransinki plays the awesome dad that many will find relatable. The writing and editing teams do a great job of balancing horror. I'm going to check If you're someone who is easily scared, check out the trailer for A Quiet Place above before you head to the theater!