Review of A Quiet Place (2018) by Vds — 05 Jul 2018

Alternative title – The Cliché Place.

Where were the scares, where were the characters, where was a modicum of originality? Setting – everywhere rural America. Protagonists – Dad, Mum, Daughter, Son. Roles– Dad makes stuff and protects everyone, Mum cooks dinner, Daughter’s stroppy and up herself, Son doesn’t think he can fill Dad’s shoes.

Then there were the monsters, a cheep mash up of Venom and the thing from Cloverfield.

As for the pace of the film, it went from dull to very mildly suspenseful to silly silly silly. Did it have any redeeming qualities? Well, spotting the massive plot holes was kind of a distraction. Downing a drink every time there was a bit of clumsy foreshadowing was a laugh. Otherwise, very poor.

It did leave me with one big question, how did people who were so dumb manage to survive for so long? If post apocalypse this will be the best we have, I weep for the human race.