2018 Paramount Pictures
Rated: R
Length: 1 hr 30min
Drama ~ Horror ~ Sci-Fi ~ Thriller
Directed by: John Krasinski
Starring: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe.
“Who are we if we can’t protect them? We have to protect them.”
Day 89
Lee(John Krasinski) and Evelyn(Emily Blunt) Abbott have taken their children, Regan(Millicent Simmonds), Marcus(Noah Jupe), and Beau into town for supplies. Regan is deaf which helps them be quiet as they all use sign language to communicate. After they load their backpacks they head back to their farm outside of town. They walk barefoot on sand paths they made to keep from making any crunching sounds the Aliens might hear.
As they near a bridge Lee stops in terror as he hears a loud siren sound coming from behind him. As he turns he sees their youngest son with a toy he has taken from the store and turned on. Lee starts to run hoping to get to his son and turn off the noisy toy before the Aliens come. Regan and Evelyn watch in horror hoping Lee can reach Beau in time….
Day 472
The Abbotts spend their days on the farm going about daily chores. Evelyn is pregnant and Regan helps her with the daily meal prep. Lee spends his time taking care of maintenance and learning all he can about the aliens. He is also trying to engineer an ear piece for Regan to help with her deafness. They have installed patio white lights all around the property to show an all clear sign meaning no Aliens present. When there is an alien presence they switch the lights to red mode which emit a noise to help distract any alien presence.
The do all this while being extremely quiet. The Aliens have extraordinary hearing that allows them to hear the slightest noise from a great distance. They also communicate mostly with sign language and gestures. There is minimal dialogue in this movie. Evelyn’s water breaks just as she discovers an alien in the house and fights to keep herself from crying out. She makes it upstairs to the bathtub and just as she is about to give birth and cry out, her son lights the emergency fireworks display. The Alien leaves to chase the firework noise and Evelyn is able to noisily give birth successfully.
I was thinking Emily Blunt should have won an award for her performance, trying to give birth quietly while an alien is right there listening for you. I checked and she won The Screen Actors Guild Award For Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role. There you go. I like Millicent Simmonds, she is very likable as Regan and she is deaf in real life which really added to the realism of The Abbott families relationship with each other. They all learned sign language on the set thanks to Millicent. And it was her idea that when Lee signs to her near the end of the movie, I love you, that he should also sign, I have always loved you.
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt are married with children in real life, which also helped to add to the family chemistry. It is a very quiet world interspersed with moments of sheer terror as you make the slightest sound. Praying you didn’t get heard by the aliens. It is a terrifying Sci-fi thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I strongly suggest you watch A Quiet Place: Day One before you watch this. It will give you more understanding of what the Abbott’s are going through.
Highly Recommended!
Two Thumbs Up!
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