Delivers quick thrills, but lacks in depth and logic.

Rating: 5/10 (13 April 2018)

Having seen just one theatrical preview for A Quiet Place, I did not take a vested interest in seeing the full-length version. Due to constraints in my day's itenerary, and at a runtime under 90 minutes (excluding closing credits), this was the only movie I could pencil in. My entertainment quota was filled with the rather impressive dosage of mounting intensity and nerve wracking close calls combined with the proficient stage presence of husband-wife duo John Krasinski & Emily Blunt.
All credibility that this title merits ends at the commendations found in the previous sentence. Any slightly intelligent viewer should pick up on several inconsistencies and unanswered questions by the film's end. The first of two prevalent issues that I noticed addresses the creatures' existence as there is no explanation of their origin and purpose. Sure, the idea of a blind monster with hypersensitive hearing was novelty, but the reasoning behind their hostility is in question as it is evident that they do not kill for food considering the discovery of a fresh, almost intact corpse in one scene. Also, I am puzzled as to why the protagonists waited for so long to kill off the creatures if doing so was as simple as drawing them in close enough to blast them in the head. These and other inconsistencies were enough to garner a 5 out of 10 rating.
A Quiet Place could have been a much better place. Perhaps another 20 minutes could have been sufficient to fill the holes in this dramatic disappointment. You'll find monstrous tension there, but you'll also find many other unresolved questions.