A QUIET PLACE MOVIE horrer movie from tubemate

A QUIET PLACE MOVIE horrer movie from tubemate

A family lives in silence to survive blind creatures that hunt by sound.

A QUIET PLACE REVIEW: As genres go, horror is particularly challenging to crack. It’s easy to resort to cheap scares to get audiences jumping out of their seats. On the other hand, it takes an evolved set of storytelling skills to make them genuinely uncomfortable and fearful for the events unfolding onscreen. Actor, co-writer and director John Krasinski seems to understand this thoroughly, and the result is an unnerving film. The premise is intriguing – in the near future, humans are viciously hunted down by mysterious creatures equipped with a heightened sense of sound. Their only known weakness is that they are blind.

Krasinski uses this to create a dreadful sense of atmosphere throughout the film. The rules that exist in this universe are established early on with minimal exposition. After all, the characters can’t communicate with each other openly. Additionally, since very little is known about these creatures, the film smartly implements one of the fundamental rules of the genre – the fear of the unknown. This setup pushes the family to invent creative ways to survive. The cast is minimal – besides Krasinski, Emily Blunt plays his wife, and their real-life chemistry translates brilliantly. Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds play two of their children. Being a deaf actress, Millicent is the perfect choice to star in this mostly silent film, and her authentic performance stands out along with Blunt who showcases her impressive acting range. Horror, in particular, only works if you’re invested in the characters, and this cast absorbs you into their terrifying world.

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As the conversations are primarily restricted to sign language, sound design plays a significant role in creating a heightened sense of dread and tension throughout. Although slow paced initially, this is a deliberate screenplay decision which then leads up to a suspenseful second half. Granted, some of the events require a brief suspension of reality, but it’s a small price to pay for a film that is most enjoyable because of its understanding of the genre and innovative use of the elements it sets up. A word of advice – choose your viewing partner carefully as ‘A Quiet Place’ can only be appreciated in silence with the least amount of conversation during its runtime. Better still – watch this alone (and switch off your phones), then loudly proceed to rave about this essential horror film to everyone else!