A Quiet Place  4.0** as Horror movie

  

       Horror has been flourishing in the past few years with a number of movies proving you can actually scare a   n audience if you put the time and effort into the craft of a film. John Krasinski, most famous for playing the role of Jim Halpert in TV’s The Office, brings us a new horror in the form of A Quiet Place, and the result is one of the most intense movie experiences you could wish for.

Evelyn and Lee Abbott (played by real life couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski) live with their surviving children, Regan and Marcus on a farm. They live every day in silence to survive the threat of horrific  creatures that hunt by sound. They are presumably extraterrestrials and they roam the countryside listening out to the slightest of sound ( they are blind but have enormous very sensitive ears and huge “raptor-like” teeth) and upon hearing a sound they rampage to the source of the sound and devour the source. Grotesque yet creatively designed creatures that are shrouded in an ominous veil.  

The simplicity of the concept makes A Quiet Place such a fascinating premise but it's the execution that sends it to soaring heights. Krasinski has crafted a horror film that grabs you in a vice-like grip from the very first shot, not letting go until the end credits start to roll, honing in perfectly on the use of sound and silence for some of the most intense sequences in recent memory.

The fear factor in A Quiet Place comes from the tension and suspense Krasinski develops throughout, a true standout sequence being when a heavily pregnant Evelyn finds herself evading a creature as she goes into labor. It's moments like this one that had me gripping the arms of my seat and holding my breath numerous times throughout.

Coming to the performances, A Quiet Place possesses the rarest of the rare in horror films with a cast who all deliver great performances. Parents should always be protective of their children but the situation they find themselves in here adds another layer to that and Blunt and Krasinski excel in showing the desperation they face to keep their children safe. Child actors always make me feel a little cautious going into a film however, both are very good here.

If you are a horror movie fan ( monsters yes but not any real gore) or a thrill seeker try out this movie but strap yourself in and take a lot of deep breaths before the movie starts because you’ll be holding your breath a lot during the movie.

  Rated PG-!3 for terror and some bloody images.