Fantastic film making

Rating: 10/10 (9 July 2018)

Went in this having only heard brief reviews pre release so to all intent and purpose blind. Wow! What a film. Written, directed and Starred by Krazinski I could not wanted more from it. Firstly I must point out that the cinema experience of this film will in no doubt be far superior to a home release. In brief, an alien life form has invaded our planet that appears to hunt anything that makes a noise. Why, I've heard some people ask. Where have they come from I've heard others ask. Who cares I say. We don't know who they are, where they're from or why they're here and I didn't care in the slightest. They don't need a back story. Krazinski dumps us straight into 80 something days after an invasion and you just need to accept it and go with it. The characters don't know the when's why's and where's so we don't need to know either. What we get is a surreal cinema experience of silence from the cast so as not to rouse these predators and as an audience you find yourself unconsciously observing the silence with them. No rustling of crisps, no slurping of drinks. The characters communicate in part by sign language that they speak anyway because one of their children is deaf. This works fantastically well to preserve the ambience of the film. The view of the world from the deaf child is particularly great work too by Krazinski. From 15 mins in we're left with a burning question as to 'what if' later in the film. It works well. They answer it well.
From what is very much John Krazinski's own work throughout its a fantastic effort in film making.