An Above Average Horror Movie, At Best

Rating: 5/10 (10 April 2018)

The phenomena of people loving this movie and giving it 10 star reviews is probably in part from the stagnant modern horror movie genre. Decent to great horror movies are few and far between, and they tend to be very formulaic and predictable. So when A Quiet Place enters the theatres, people are taken away by the above average premise and "quiet" concept (or gimmick?). A Quiet Place does have elements that stand out from other, recent horror movies, but I am still shocked to see the outstanding reviews from both professional critics and users. Reviewers before me note how flawed the characters are - they're unlikable and most of the time I had little sympathy for their situation due to their obvious mistakes. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at some scenes in the film, especially the very ending.
That being said, behind the somewhat lazy writing and plot devices, it's above average. It's worth seeing if you don't have anything else to do some weekend night. If anyone gets annoyed easily by noisy people in theatres, people are generally respectful during the quiet parts, and most of the movie has music, anyways.
In closing, it is a suspenseful film that has some unique aspects to it, but I personally didn't find it to be as revolutionary as other people did. It falls to many cliches and tropes, and the characters are only human, so they make dumb mistakes, but they all pay greatly for it.