Brilliant and intense atmospheric horror

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2018)

A quiet place was a brilliant atmospheric horror, the sense of fear and danger and anticipation of the next bad thing to happen was just absolutely intense and overwhelming. I sat in the theater not daring to eat my popcorn in fear of the noises that I would make, on the one hand because the movie was pretty much complete silent for the first act and second of all due to the intense and eerie aura that the film manages to project with the early defining scene that was shown in the trailers.
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt were brilliant in their roles, their chemistry from being a real life married couple can be seen in their interactions and in one particular, more intimate scene. But the child actors Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds were just as good. I recall last seeing Noah Jupe in "Wonder" where the actor caught my eye being able to convey emotion and exacerbate a sense of genuinity with relative ease. This can absolutely be seen once again in a quiet place, his fear and intensity were so well expressed. All this without saying more than a couple of lines, it's simply a great accomplishment on the part of all the actors involved.
A quiet place manages to set itself aside from classic horror films in two major ways, one: its heart and two: the people are not stupid. These are genuinely believable characters who act in reasonable, measured ways that does not make them look like complete idiots in a way that few horror films ever do. And the emotion and heart, the deep relationship and bond between these characters was both beautiful and devastating at times.
A quiet place is a wonderful watch that is sure to put audiences at the edge of their seats.