A Quiet Place - Reviews

It is a tight thrill ride—the kind of movie that quickens the heart rate and plays with the expectations of the audience, while never treating them like idiots.

... its simplicity and punch, this is a film that feels as if it could have been made decades ago, in the classic age of Planet of the Apes or The Omega Man.

...this riveting near-silent thriller exudes the despair of a broken world with the concision of a Cormac McCarthy novel folded into a simplistic B-movie premise.

...a mercilessly effective game of hide and seek.

John Krasinski does his best Shyamalan with the shivery good fun of A Quiet Place.

...the film preys on our nerves every bit as efficiently as the ear monsters that stalk anything that dares make a sound.

Blunt and Krasinski are lovely together, particularly in a scene where they find a moment of tenderness amidst the chaos and uncertainty and dance to a certain Neil Young song.

Every time there is a sound above a whisper, there is a payoff, and how Krasinski navigates between those two events is never less than enthralling – and, yes, tragic.

There’s much to admire about this muted horror from actor-director John Krasinksi.

A bravura monster movie which just doesn’t let up, ratcheting tension with nary a word uttered on screen.