A Film That Deals With Isolation, Survival and Redemption

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2018)

"A Quiet Place" is a film that deals with isolation, survival and redemption, as it tells the story of a family that are being hunted by creatures, whenever it reacts to sounds it kills by instinct. So the family must work together, as they will only have to communicate by sign language without making any sounds at all. First of all, I never got into the hype of the movie, as this movie was generating so much buzz after its debut at the South by Southwest Film Festival (same for "Ready Player One"); moreover, I got curious about it, and see what the fuzz is all about. After seeing this in a movie theater, I was impressed how well executed the movie did. The movie really did told a good story, and this was all done in a visual way as it shows us, but never any need of telling us by just shoving it into our faces. The characters may not be three dimensional, but the movie does give us exactly what we need to know about, in order to care for them. The cast in this movie are outstanding. To start off, John Krasinski has done a fantastic job for portraying the husband and father of the movie, as his character is trying his best to keep his family safe and alive. Aside from his performance, he also knows how to make this movie to make it look like a film, and his direction is absolutely top notch. Kudos to Krasinski on making this a darn good movie. His wife, Emily Blunt, also does a terrific job in the movie as the wife and mother of the family. The child actors Noah Jupe and Millicent Simmonds have both done a great job, and for Simmonds, is really wonderful for her role, and Krasinski was smart enough to cast someone who is really deaf without having someone pretending to be deaf. The music by Marco Beltrami is really good, and very much one of his best scores as it is both terrifying and atmospheric. The cinematography itself is both gritty, and beautifully filmed at the same time. The movie does have a sense of fear and isolation as we hope the family in this movie remain alive, without being killed by a creature that hates sounds. There were moments that got me teared up, but have nothing else to complain about. The movie itself, which I can see as others compare to as this is a cross between "Tremors" meets "Signs;" it may not be original, but its about as original as it can get. If you haven't see "A Quiet Place," then feel free to check it out as this movie can definetly thrill you. As long as you are being quiet. I'm giving it a 10 out of 10.