Very well directed

Rating: 7/10 (23 July 2019)

I was surprised to see the level of skill of John Krazinski as director of the film. Most scenes have a pretty high sense of dread, making you feel like anything could happen at any point. The film is mostly silent as far as dialogue goes, there are a lot of subtitles and it's very entertaining. I like that the movie is 90 minutes long, since this is probably how much they could push this premise, which I appreciated, because it never feels too long.
This film definitely feels like a mixture of several different movies, like it has some elements of Tremors, Jaws, 10 Cloverfield Lane, but it's also like a B-movie premise that's elevated by Krazinski's direction. You do have to suspend disbelief for a bit with certain things in the movie. Like for example, how do they have electricity in this farm? Do they use a generator? Because generators are loud, you know. Also, I get that life happens and we all have needs, but come on you got pregnant during the Apocalypse? And considering this apocalypse involves monsters that are extremely sensitive to sound, and that babies cry and scream most of the time, it's just odd. I don't know if this is nitpicking, though. However, I do think there should have been a scene or two involving John Krazinski and Emily Blunt having some sort of discussion involving whether or not they should have the baby or something like that. You know, some controversy.
I think for me, the biggest flaw of this movie is that it feels like everything that happens is just a small set-up for the next set piece. And the set-pieces themselves are pretty well executed, it's just that this script makes it feel like the entire movie revolves around its scares, when it should have felt more revolving around this family. And even though the family themes are clearly present, I just wish they held a bit more weight, compared to the scares and setpieces. I also did not like the abrupt way the film ended, but maybe that's just me.
But overall, like I said, this is a pretty much expertly directed film and I would recommend watching it.