![]() ![]() ![]() The thing looks like something you’d want to yank the batteries from after Christmas Day… and that’s exactly what Dad does the moment he sees it. While the family silently scrounges the near barren shelves of an abandoned store for a little food and some leftover medication, little Beau sets his eyes on a space toy. A title on the screen gives us a clue – it’s day four-hundred-and-something… (Apologies, I was fishing for another cough drop and didn’t get the exact number.)Īt the center of this dystopian landscape we meet a little family, Lee and Evelyn (John Krasinski and Emily Blunt) and their three children – Regan, Marcus and Beau (Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe and Cade Woodward). Offering the typical alien monster formula, the creators of this fright fest came up with a unique twist: What if the monsters rely only on ultra-sensitive hearing to hunt their prey? With that concept in hand, the film opens in a small town that looks like something really bad has happened. And yes, this is a very quiet horror movie. So into A Quiet Place I went, armed with throat lozenges and a large drink. Being a journalist with a deadline, I didn’t have a choice. If you’re struggling with a persistent cough after last week’s cold you may want to shop for another movie. ![]()
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