Certainly a movie worth making some noise about.

Rating: 10/10 (14 October 2018)

A Quiet Place
John Krasinski's 'A Quiet Place' is a supremely crafted Horror/monster movie that is both faithful to the genre yet refreshingly original at the same time.
Krasinski handles the direction of this movie with a Spielberg/Hitchcock style of delivery.
A simple story set in a apocalyptic world where silence is truly golden.
The slightest sound summons large monsterous beasts that will attack and kill.
A Quiet Place is utterly gripping from start to finish with enough jump scares to unsettle nerves of steel.
This movie is so effective due to the craftsmanship that has gone into each element of the filmmaking process.
If there's one stand out though, then it has to be sound design.
Rather surprising really considering that the film has the word 'Quiet' in its title.
I streamed this movie in 1080p with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
By today's standards this is now a basic cinema sound format.
However this movie sounded truly amazing.
Probably one of the best films I have played through my surround sound system.
So much so I am considering purchasing the Blu-ray just so I can hear the film again with either Dolby Atmos, DTS Master audio or Dolby
True HD sound.
Bass is floorboard shatteringly good but it is the wonderfully wide sound stage that is most impressive.
Surround sound effects are so immersive that you will believe that the creatures are on the room with you.
It is the silence that makes the sound so effective. If that makes sense?
One moment we are drawn into the drama with sign language and the ambient sounds of the environment.
Then the action kicks in and the audiences ears are subjected to sublime anarchy.
None of the technical achievements that this film boasts would be worth a penny if they weren't backed by a truly engaging story and some fine performances by the movies cast.
Both John Krasinski and Emily Blunt have a realistic chemistry that you'd expect from real life man and wife but the child actors in this movie knock the ball out of the park.
There's an added depth of tension due to daughter Regan played by Millicent Simmonds being deaf.
How can she be aware if she's making a noise if she can't hear?
It is tiny details like this that make this movie so enjoyable.
Little ideas such as the characters walking around bare foot or the use of leaves instead of dinner plates. All this to keep sound absolutely minimal.
Another great thought provoking idea was to make lead character Evelyn (Emily Blunt) pregnant.
How will they survive with a newborn baby?
Babies cry. Babies cry a lot!
A Quiet Place is one those rare movies that creeps up silently on the world and then truly surprises us all.
John Krasinski has proved himself to be a more than capable filmmaker.
He's written, directed and starred in one of the best movies of the year!