Review of A Quiet Place (2016) by Anna K — 20 Jun 2018

A film I would recommend you see at least once, in your lifetime, A Quiet Place is a unique and engaging thriller. First things first, if you take away anything from this review it's that Millicent Simmonds is a queen and the best part of this movie.

She should be a superstar and people should be lining up to cast her in new movies. A Quiet Place is incredibly well crafted. From the shiver inducing score to the noteworthy cinematography, this movie brings it's A game.

This movie has no real main character, so marketing Emily Blunt as the star was a bit of a mistake in my opinion, because she isn't the actor who gave the most noteworthy performance. Emphasis is split pretty evenly between Blunt, Simmonds and Krasinski.

Noah Jupe is the only one who really gets the short end of the stick, because his character plays the least crucial role. Even still the movie works on multiple levels. It's excellent at building up tension, but don't come looking to be terrified.

That isn't this film's final goal. The emotional punches will hit you a lot harder than any jump scares. One problem I have to address, for a film completely in ASL, it still feels like it was catered to a hearing audience.

Signs are sometimes cut off by framing, and Krasinski and Blunt have some trouble selling that they actually use sign language frequently and fluently. I would say more but my space is limited, still I can't praise this film enough.

It is inventive and oscar nom worthy. Sadly I have a gut feeling the nomination will go to Emily Blunt, and not Millicent Simmonds who truly deserves it. -Good for ages 11+.