One of the best thrillers in a long time

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2018)

I'm generally not that invested in horror / thriller movies. In part because it's kind of hard to get that jumping reaction out of me 5 times in the span of 90 minuets, but also because I'm really hard pressed to find horror movies that are well made and crafted as films. That's the thing is that horror has a completely different bendmark than any other movies because it's just all about getting people to scream, and sometimes that means people forget to look past where they can have a loud noise and a face rush into frame, and focus on making a well put together movie with characters and a nice visual aesthetic.
Well folks, I'm very happy to say that a quiet place really makes up for all that. I was so happy with this movie walking out knowing I'd not only seen something nail bitingly involving (which I most certainly did), but I'd also seen something very human and emotion that felt like there was alot passion from the creators.
I'm quite grateful that John Krasinki said he was not a fan of horror prior to this movie, because that meant that what got his attention was the quality story. This meant that we got a movie which had a very rich plot and an exceedingly well paced script which was constantly adding tension with the well thought out logistics of the situation. While there where one or two of those jump scare noises in the mix, there was never a scene that didn't have a very clear relevance to the plot. Even though at its core it's pretty simple they were able to get everything interesting out of this concept by having Emily Blunt (who gives an incredible performance) become pregnant, which is obviously going to be difficult without sound; and they also have a deaf daughter, so her weakness is the monsters strength, which comes into a play towards the end which I found enthralling.
While some people might say the ending is over the top or even setting up for a sequel, I thought it was perfect. It gave us enough information to gather what will probably happen next, will ending at a very high energy point after all established plot points have been settled in a very satisfying way.
So definitely see this one, I think now it's out on blu ray so I'd recommend picking it up ASAP because it's probably the best movie so far this year