Hushing the memories of aged scary stories

Rating: 5/10 (2 April 2019)

I have been on the path of discovering the non-comedic part of John Krasinski since 'Jack Ryan' and now there goes his first director experience as well as the debut in horror genre. You never know unless you try something, so let's stick our teeth and check the quality of the meal.
The unknown terror has been around us for quite a bit as you can never expect where to get a scare form not being familiar of what the monsters are capable of. Plus, it gives the screenwriters an ultimate possibility to add anything in a sleight of hand to turn on the heat in case of a sudden freeze of interest.
The atmosphere gets more tense as the filmmakers put you in the actual silence to squeeze as much immersion as possible and levitate your heart to the point that even a whiff of a wind makes it fall without any failure.
The idea of playing hide and seek is not new at all, the monsters are different, but it doesn't change the fact that this is still a good old bike - no matter whether you paint it red or white. Many bricks that have built the story-breaking events were extremely routine and add that additional realism that could have been avoided as other bunch of them exists only for the sake of showcasing the menace.
The side of the picture that broke the silence was the cast: I really liked the way that they all combined silent performance with the common natural one. The wordless play required the expression through face and motions that were greatly portrayed and introduced that intimacy of lone survivors trying to find peace.
I'm impressed by the growth of John Krasinski and his potential is like a rising sun, already giving the warmth but not yet shining to the fullest. However, I must admit that overall I will not probably remember much of the movie and the number of terrified gasps was not enough to make it an awesome horror, so unless you are bursting with energy and not nodding your head struggling to keep your eyes open, you might as well watch it.