A Quiet Place
2018
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May 28, 2021 · Rated: B Aug 10, 2023 Full Review Mo Muzammal Vague Visages Quiet Place Part II depicts quietness as a strength, and the film’s release shows that the quietness of the past year can be resolved ...
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- John Krasinski
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- Emily Blunt
May 28, 2021 · The series’ original appeal of minimal, hushed dialogue is toyed with too, as “Part II” bends some of the rules eagerly enforced all for the sake of quiet-ish conversations that streamline emotions in a way that’s far less eloquent than the sign language in the original. The performances remain sound, and intense, even if the story ...
May 18, 2021 · ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Review: John Krasinski’s Monster Movie Sequel Amps Up the Scares Reviewed at AMC Century City, Los Angeles, May 17, 2021. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 97 MIN.
A Quiet Place Part II is an intense, hair-raising edge-of-your-seat thriller that wonderfully lures filmgoers back to the theaters. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 11, 2022
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By Jim Vejvoda
Updated: Nov 4, 2022 12:31 am
Posted: May 18, 2021 3:00 pm
While it never quite recaptures what made the first film work so frighteningly well, A Quiet Place Part II nevertheless succeeds in delivering plenty of thrills and chills, keeping the viewer invested thanks to its focus on character and the moving performances from its returning cast and solid new addition Cillian Murphy.
Director John Krasinski plays in a bigger sandbox this time around, enlarging this ravaged world even as he deftly treads the expectations and formulae established by so many other post-apocalyptic movies and shows.
The mission of survival the Abbots are on here sees them cross paths with another survivor, Emmett, and whether this man can really be trusted is the source of much of the film’s suspense. Cillian Murphy is utterly compelling as Emmett, his scenes with Millicent Simmonds’ Regan being among the most gripping in the film. Emmet could have used a bit more development, but Murphy nevertheless imbues this deeply damaged man with pathos, intensity, and mystery.
The spine of this movie is similar to the first film’s -- run, hide and stay quiet if you know what’s good for you -- but Part II employs a multi-storyline approach that occasionally tries one’s patience. While the respective emotional journeys of Regan and Marcus allow the film to conclude on the right note for those characters, the ending itself still feels abrupt and doesn’t allow for the full catharsis some may have been hoping for, given all the story’s cross-cutting. (To elaborate further would be to risk spoilers.)
The sequel also reveals the world before the invading creatures wiped out most of humanity, flashbacks that feature some of the movie’s biggest action and visual effects moments that call to mind 2005’s War of the Worlds. As skilled as Krasinski is at crafting these suspense set-pieces and Spielbergian moments of awe and terror, it’s his understanding of character and performance that makes both the original film and this sequel emotionally authentic and relatable. These characters feel real and thus so too does the otherworldly peril they face.
By opening up the story to a larger world, A Quiet Place Part II delves into the myriad dangerous scenarios of post-apocalyptic life that anyone who has ever seen any film or show set in such an environment will recognize as all too familiar. The movie deftly navigates this well-trod ground without letting the inherent tropes undermine it. There are only so many ways to zig when the audience expects you to zag in the post-apocalypse sub-genre, but A Quiet Place Part II largely maintains its footing despite occasionally dipping into been there, done that territory.
On a technical level, A Quiet Place Part II is as much a testament to sound design as the original film. The strategic use of noise and silence is just as remarkably employed here as we follow the hearing-impaired Regan through completely silent moments or where Evelyn strategically utilizes noise to misdirect a lurking monster.
While A Quiet Place Part II can’t quite top its predecessor, and never quite nails the multi-narrative cross-cutting it employs, it’s still a highly exciting and well-acted follow-up. Director John Krasinski and Co. broaden the world of A Quiet Place with a larger cast, bigger action set-pieces, and more monster scenes but thankfully, as big as the...
May 27, 2021 · John Krasinski has dazzled critics again. The writer-director’s follow-up feature to 2018′s “A Quiet Place” currently holds a 91% “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 135 reviews ...
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May 18, 2021 · Part II seeds more than a few possible avenues for potential spinoffs and sequels. – Angie Han, Mashable. The ellipsis not only demands but practically promises another installment. “Stay tuned for Part III,” it screams without words. – A.A. Dowd, AV Club. A Quiet Place Part II only swings us to the next film. Rather than allowing us to ...
