John Krasinski's horror debut proves to be successful with great use of sound (or lack there of) to create tension in such a way that constantly leaves you on the edge of your seat. Krasinski also gives a solid performance along with the rest of the cast.
I apologize for being inarticulate, but I felt the urge to counter a lot of praise for this film with an unrestrained "ehhhhhnnn."
In my mind, not in the same caliber as other recent films within the new (revitalized?) cerebral mainstream of American horror (e.g., The Witch, It Comes at Night, It Follows).
There are so many things wrong with this movie I don't know where to begin. The basic idea was interesting but....
90 days into whatever is going on and a family trying to survive isn't watching their youngest child to keep him silent so these creatures that hunt by sound don't find them? And then suddenly 400+ days later after surviving in silence the family decides they need to get pregnant and have a loud screaming baby? And what about the creatures? At one point they are in the house and hear that small noise all the way from the silo that huge distance away yet it can't hear the woman breathing at the top of her lungs 2 feet in front of it, or all the noise they make running around across the ground the entire movie, among other constant noises they always make yet the creatures somehow don't hear. Another thing is the parents. Over 400 days surviving this and they've lost one child already to the creatures and yet they let their other young children roam around all over the place, day or night, and not worry? I don't think so. And then for the finale, the creature can slice through that metal silo in half a second like it was nothing but it can't get through the material on the truck?
.... It wasn't a bad idea, but the way they set it up was so unrealistic it was just stupid. They setup certain bits of information and then don't follow any of it (see Spoiler tag for examples). I just laughed and joked at the entire movie over every little part that made absolutely no sense like that. I'm glad somebody let us borrow this and I didn't waste money to see it.
Overall this was a sci-fi thriller with some interesting ideas. But I didn't find the move that great. I would have liked more backstory, how did these creatures first get discovered, how much of the world population was destroyed by the creatures, and why didn't anyone think to
use sound as a weapon against creatures who are super sensitive to sound before the little girl figured it out by accident
? Also, there were too many moments where the characters actions made no sense, like
why did the father not jump out of the way of the creature and try to hide after distracting it while his kids escaped and instead just stood there to get killed? After surviving for 400+ days how are the kids still don't understand how things work, are they just not teaching them? How are they able to generate power without making noise? Why is it the creatures don't attack waterfalls all the time if they only respond to loud noises? What are the 3 creatures in the area doing all the time that they are seconds away from any noise the family makes no matter where they go? How is they can hear noises from across the area but they don't respond to noises like breathing, running, running water to washing clothes, or any other sound? etc..
Great use of sound and it was a well-made movie. I also wish they didn't use so many jumps scares as they had such a cool creepy concept they could have done without the jump scares.
This film had some of the most infuriating characters and inconsistent logic I've ever seen in a film - which is a shame as I was very interested in the premise.
With the obvious plot holes aside, I really like the concept of this film, it has a lot going for it on that front. Watching it with a group of friends we almost felt guilty by laughing or commenting during the movie because it's such a quiet film. In a way, it's a really interesting psychological connection with the characters i.e. they have to be quiet and so do you. It's good stuff.
Those plot holes prevent it from being totally spectacular, but as far as horror movies go I'd say it's a solid entry.
Felt like a long short film. Entertaining though with a not-boring concept. As with many horror movies, the monster ruins it for me. Less is more when it comes to scary.
With A Quiet Place, John Krasinski has crafted a horror film about parental anxieties, in which he and Emily Blunt try their best to protect their children in a postapocalyptic countryside overrun by alien monsters (my friend Marty dubbed them the Silencers) that home in on sound. So I expect a lot of reviews to be about how much noise the audience was making during the silent parts of the film (which is most of it, lets the characters get eaten), and indeed, because of the film's conceit, you do become acutely aware of munching, coughing and other sounds. (That said, our packed theater was very respectful of that conceit, and we had no problems.) The silence of course provides opportunity for jump scares, but they're justified by the premise, and therefore don't come off as cheap. This is also an efficient film that does not, and cannot, rely on exposition, and yet finds a way to explain what has happened and what rules the family must follow if they are to survive. Tense, clever, emotional... A Quiet Place is a great nail-biter where smart characters are placed in impossible situations. I don't think our theater was quiet just out of respect. I think the audience was quiet because it was holding its breath through the third act.
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Armoreska
Couldn't they find a house near a waterfall/noisy river? Or build a hut there.popfactor
Really stressful, in the best possible way!Zeds Dead
John Krasinski's horror debut proves to be successful with great use of sound (or lack there of) to create tension in such a way that constantly leaves you on the edge of your seat. Krasinski also gives a solid performance along with the rest of the cast.MonsieurBlutbad
Overall nice concept, but it kinda felt like a stretched out episode from Twilight Zone.crazy_bitch
Good idea, bad film.ianjd
I apologize for being inarticulate, but I felt the urge to counter a lot of praise for this film with an unrestrained "ehhhhhnnn."In my mind, not in the same caliber as other recent films within the new (revitalized?) cerebral mainstream of American horror (e.g., The Witch, It Comes at Night, It Follows).
atryeu
There are so many things wrong with this movie I don't know where to begin. The basic idea was interesting but....chunkylefunga
Decent, and the lack of sound was done wonderfully.3rd act was too American though, dark should have been the way to go.
samoan
Overall this was a sci-fi thriller with some interesting ideas. But I didn't find the move that great. I would have liked more backstory, how did these creatures first get discovered, how much of the world population was destroyed by the creatures, and why didn't anyone think toDan Bull
This film had some of the most infuriating characters and inconsistent logic I've ever seen in a film - which is a shame as I was very interested in the premise.DisneyStitch
With the obvious plot holes aside, I really like the concept of this film, it has a lot going for it on that front. Watching it with a group of friends we almost felt guilty by laughing or commenting during the movie because it's such a quiet film. In a way, it's a really interesting psychological connection with the characters i.e. they have to be quiet and so do you. It's good stuff.Those plot holes prevent it from being totally spectacular, but as far as horror movies go I'd say it's a solid entry.
devilsadvocado
Felt like a long short film. Entertaining though with a not-boring concept. As with many horror movies, the monster ruins it for me. Less is more when it comes to scary.invisiblecities
moping and loud noisesSiskoid
With A Quiet Place, John Krasinski has crafted a horror film about parental anxieties, in which he and Emily Blunt try their best to protect their children in a postapocalyptic countryside overrun by alien monsters (my friend Marty dubbed them the Silencers) that home in on sound. So I expect a lot of reviews to be about how much noise the audience was making during the silent parts of the film (which is most of it, lets the characters get eaten), and indeed, because of the film's conceit, you do become acutely aware of munching, coughing and other sounds. (That said, our packed theater was very respectful of that conceit, and we had no problems.) The silence of course provides opportunity for jump scares, but they're justified by the premise, and therefore don't come off as cheap. This is also an efficient film that does not, and cannot, rely on exposition, and yet finds a way to explain what has happened and what rules the family must follow if they are to survive. Tense, clever, emotional... A Quiet Place is a great nail-biter where smart characters are placed in impossible situations. I don't think our theater was quiet just out of respect. I think the audience was quiet because it was holding its breath through the third act.meltemsultan
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