One of the Better Horror/Thrillers...IF You Can Suspend Your Belief.

Rating: 7/10 (25 November 2018)

Horror is easily the hardest genre to make a good movie. The ones that are memorable are the ones that revolutionized the genre (The Exorcist, Psycho, Halloween, Jaws, Alien, etc), but most are bad. In fact, the horror genre is one of those few genres where most films are either good or bad (most being the latter).
The problem is that too many writers use gimmicks and poor plot devices to try and keep the tension building. You'll note that most of the successful ones, such as the ones I listed, don't resort to these gimmicks. The tend to flow logically, not sacrificing character intelligence for the sake of more cheap thrills.
The premise of A Quiet Place is a good one; a family living and having to ensure that no sounds are made to survive. Such precautions include no shoes (don't ask me why socks aren't allowed. They make less sound than even bare feet!), playing board games where you roll the dice on a rug and use soft game pieces, and making sure that electronic toys are not allowed.
That said, there are a few situations that will have you scratching your head. A nail on a step, that for over a year, nobody has stepped on, and once it's discovered, nobody bothers to remove it. The creatures have indestructible body armor, apparently, but when the creatures expand their "ears," lending themselves to complete vulnerability, nobody even tries to take a shot at it.
Frankly, there aren't nearly as many thrills as you'd think. The premise is more about what parents will do to protect their family, and frankly, it's this aspect of the film that makes it successful. If you want more scary moments, you can easily find them in films that do a far superior job.
Krasinski does a fantastic job directing this film, as the there is hardly any dialogue in the film at all. Where the movie comes up a little short, is in its story and lackluster attempts with the scare tactics.
If you're going to enjoy the film, put aside some obvious questions about sounds and all of the things that we do every day that create a sound, from mechanical to biological! If you can do that, then I'm fairly sure you'll enjoy the film. If you're looking for mostly thrills, you may find this one coming up well short of your expectations.