Movie Review: A Quiet Place

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2019)

It's official: comedians make good, tense horror films. Between this and last year's Get Out I'm sensing a trend. Get out isn't the only easy comparison you can make about John Krasinski's latest. There are scenes that feel almost taken straight from Tremors, Signs and 10 Cloverfield Lane. The last of which being particularly interesting as this at one point was planed as the next Cloverfield sequel. Despite feeling like a lot of other movies this does stand on its own merits. The main draw being that this is an insanely tense film. The brilliant sound design makes every little sound ring in your ear to the point were any small noise causes you to break out in a cold sweat. There may be a few moments that don't exactly stand up to logic but the effectiveness of the film making more than makes up for that. Good performances and effective tension. Definitely worth checking out.