Quiet Place. Loud Hype. Solid Movie.

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2018)

John Krasinsky and his crew pull through and deliver a solid suspense/horror project. The reason for the word "project" is due to the fact that this was indeed a project. A different approach to not only horror movie norms, but movie norms in general. For starters, we were able to keep this film at 90 minutes. What a revelation in an era where everything we see is at the 2 hour mark or beyond. No need for backstory either, we jump right in with no explanation to our characters. And you know what? Perfect. We got alien-monsters, and they are some viscious bad boys who are intent on killing everything and everyone. Did society collapse? Yes it did, no need to explain that either, that should be self explanatory.
Here comes the negative; the hype is just way too high surrounding this movie. People have applauded its originality, which it does possess. However, we see elements from War of the Worlds and even Mars Attacks. Yes, you read that last one right. We discover that one of the monster's weaknesses is high pitched frequencies. Pretty sure Tim Burton used that one in his 90's classic. I know it's a stretch, but we also discover that a shotgun to the face also works, so why didn't we employ that tactic earlier in the story? Anyway, the movie is gripping for having pretty much no dialogue other than sign language. The tension in some of the action sequences is addictive, and makes you feel for the characters. A Quiet Place is a good movie, and delivers in the entertainment department. Hopefully, we do not see a sequel, as that would take away from what this film accomplished.