A Quiet Place (2018)
C – 90m
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 – Widescreen
Story By: Bryan Woods and Scott Beck
Screenplay By: Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski
Exec. Prod.s: Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods
Prod.s: Michael Bay and Bradley Fuller (as Brad Fuller)
Dir.: John Krasinski
Starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward, Leon Russom and Doris McCarthy (uncredited).
A family is forced to live in silence when hiding from creatures that hunt by sound. Slow moving and utterly predictable “horror” film. Make no mistake, this is a creature film, but this reviewer felt no suspense, no fear what so ever. When one can see the ending coming from the beginning of the film there is a need for retooling the script. And that is the trouble here, but, alas, this was not done and the film suffers greatly for it. The acting and CGI are good but very little else to commend here.
Trivia: The Bathtub scene with Emily Blunt was shot in one take. Millicent Simmonds was deaf since infancy due to a medical overdose. This was her second film role. Her first was Wonderstruck (2017). Bryan Woods and Scott Beck’s original script contained only one line of dialogue. John Krasinski played the monster using motion capture animation in a few scenes. The filmmakers purchased 20 tons of corn and hired local farmers to grow it. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski were married in real life.
Rated: [PG–13] – Terror & Some Bloody Images
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