The horror of it all aside, A Quiet Place is first and foremost a family story, a tale of survival, resilience and the will to stay together against all odds. But it’s there, if not in obvious ways (Marco Beltrami’s unobtrusive score is one of his best and most restrained works). Bravo to the effects team, and really bravo to the sound team, which have created a brilliant sound design that appears deceptively to be devoid of sound or music at all. I can’t get them out my head, but I need to. I have seen a ton of movie aliens and creatures of all sorts, but these things - which appear to be all teeth and no face - are truly horrific. Just like Hitchcock did in his own way in The Birds, once the battle between this family and their stalkers intensifies, he sticks the hideous creations right in our face. Paramountįor much of the movie the creatures are just seen in the distance or lurking around corners, but if you think Krasinski is going to keep them completely hidden, think again. It’s a helluva role, and it is all in her eyes. The sequence where she has the baby, alone, is a master class in acting on the part of Blunt, who has never been better. A complication is thrown into the mix with Evelyn’s pregnancy and the impending birth of another child. Any movement can be life threatening, though Lee discovered huge waterfalls nearby where he takes his son and explains that loud, overwhelming sounds like that make it OK to talk. The other two are nicely played by young British actor Noah Jupe and the hearing-impaired actress Millicent Simmonds, so fine in the recent Wonderstruck. Their daily lives consist of sign language and keeping communication down to a whisper. Unfortunately, one of them doesn’t last long when his toy goes off at the wrong place and the wrong time. Krasinski and Blunt play Lee and Evelyn, a couple with three kids.
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