Starring Emily Blunt, co-written/directed by and starring John Krasinski, A Quiet Place is a scary movie I wanted to see regardless of my characteristic of being ‘easily spooked into sleeplessness and nightmares.’ 

Set during a post-apocalyptic future, Blunt and Krasinski are a couple with three children. In an effort to stay alive, the family are forced to live in silence because not doing so will mean they’re heard and subsequently become prey for mysterious creatures that hunt by sound.

I enjoyed this movie and was shocked, moved and impressed by the story, characters, performances, plus the execution of the most memorable moments. A Quiet Place did a good job of showing the audience the general cleverness one would need to survive in a world where sound becomes deadly. 

I absolutely want to believe that I’d survive living in silence. However, there may be too much about me that is loud. A surprise sneeze attack, among many other things, would surely mean the end of me.

Besides making me an even bigger fan of Blunt and Krasinski, A Quiet Place made me appreciate my freedom to make sound. It reminded me of the gargantuan challenge that is parenting. And because of blunt’s character, it also left me feeling even more empowered and powerful as a young woman, something I wasn’t expecting.

If I had to pick one thing that I wasn’t totally in love with about this movie, it would be the jarring move from silence to seemingly super loud sounds/music.

Watch it because it’s good, and A Quiet Place will likely not result in a single moment of sleeplessness. It didn’t for me, yet, at least.

Happy Film Loving,

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