One of the best scariest modern horror movies of the last decade, A Quiet Place (2018) cleverly employs its frightfully inventive premise to play on humanity's deepest elemental fears, delivering, in doing so, a chilling creature feature concept tensely unnerving at its core.
In A Quiet Place (2018), actor-turned-director John Krasinski has firmly established his footing in the world of cinema. Darkly suspenseful, oppressively atmospheric, and intelligently told, A Quiet Place suckers you into its grimly mysterious dystopian setting, only to strip away that most essential of survival assets - sound.
This ingeniously novel horror mechanic elevates every single monstrous encounter.
From narrow claustrophobic escapes to tight near-miss confrontations, the terrifying notion that somehow the slightest sound or misplaced footstep could, at any given moment, alert the acute senses of deadly creatures stalking sinisterly from the shadows, triggers a series of heart-stopping suspense sequences that'll have you clutching helplessly for breath.
The story becomes intensely more dramatic and meaningful, however, with the introduction of the family's deaf daughter. Unable to hear, you're left watching events unfold in nail-biting despair as she galvanizes all her wits and cunning in the forboding face of unthinkable fear and sensory adversary.
Packed with heart-stopping suspense and propelled by a constant strain of tension that rarely slackens, A Quiet Place (2018) provides a modern-day masterclass on how to suspend disbelief.
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