A Thrilling Piece of Art

Rating: 9/10 (13 April 2018)

Doesn't it kind of seem like a trend now that I sit here and write about how great the latest horror film was? A Quiet Place is the next GREAT entry into the genre, and it's entirely original idea. Wow, well I guess that should put some people to rest who say Hollywood doesn't make original films anymore, which by the way, I also said after watching Unsane a few weeks back.
I will watch anything Emily Blunt does, and she's certainly great in A Quiet Place. But I think her husband, John Krasinski, should be the one commended for his work here. Both in front and behind the camera John brings a great amount of intensity and charisma respectively. I've liked him other things like 13 Hours and the little amount of The Office I've seen, but I don't think he's been as good in front of the camera as he is in A Quiet Place. However, he's even better building tension all the way into an absolute thrilling final 30 minutes, behind the camera.
It's equally terrifying as it is expertly crafted in pacing. A Quiet Place may be the most surprising film of 2018 thus far, and it will certainly open the door for Krasinski directing wise, as well as hopefully the studios to make more originally based horror/thriller films. It seems to work more often than it doesn't these days, right?
9.4/10