Great Movie

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2018)

Whomever compares this to "A Quiet Place," knows nothing about the book. I would compare the claustrophobia to maybe, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and the mysteriousness of the "monsters" to The Myst or perhaps even the beginning of Cloverfield.
Either way, this movie, while not exactly following the book, is a pretty good adaptation. It's creepy and claustrophobic and the characters are questionable which makes the entire movie crawl under your skin as much as the book did.
People complain that seeing Sandra stumbling in the woods gets old, but if she knew where everything was she would be an omniscient character, which is preposterous. I am not generally a big Sandra Bullock fan, but here she pulls off an excellent portrayal of a terrified lady trying to protect the children.
I am also not a fan of Netflix material, because generally their stuff is just... bleh. This movie was not. They have done a fantastic job making the viewer feel pinned down. I do, however, wish they had much more closely followed the book, but then, I suppose, there would have been no surprises for me.
Good job! I actually can't wait to sit and watch it again to pick up on things I missed the first time around. I am also tempted to read the book again because it is far more claustrophobic than the movie.
Read the book. Watch the movie. Judge it for its own worth and not as a comparison to which it should not be compared.