New Release Birb- A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place
Starring: Emily Blunt and John Krasinski
Co-Written and Directed by John Krasinski
US Release Date: April 6th, 2018
My First Viewing: April 2nd, 2018

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt try to protect their family from an unknown entity in A Quiet Place, a title that not only perfectly describes the film, but also your theater-going experience while watching it as well.

Taking place in the not-too-distant future in Little Falls, New York, an alien race only known as the Dark Angels live in hiding. If you make a sound, they find you and kill you. Evelyn and Lee Abbott (Blunt and Krasinski) live on a farm with their two children Regan and Marcus (Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe), to do whatever they can to stay alive. When one night they stoke the ire of the Angels by accident, it's a race against time to use what they can to defeat the Angels.

Being a married couple with young children in real life, you can tell the both Krasinski and Blunt bring a sense of reality into a sci-fi horror movie. It's an experience that you need to see in a group setting, as the atmosphere helps with creating the overall tension and suspense of this film. With a short 90-minute run time, it doesn't overstay it's welcome and moves by like a flash.

This is one of my favorite films so far of 2018. My only quibble, and it's a small one, is I wish that the Angels were treated with more of a tell but don't show mentality. In films like Cloverfield and Jaws, much of the suspense is made in not seeing the monsters, or seeing them until the very end. While the first third or so of the movie it is that way, I could have done without the full shots of them with a close up of their super-hearing abilities. However, this is something that did not detour my overall experience.

Taking the best parts of Predator, Tremors, and Signs, A Quiet Place puts Krasinski on the map as a director and story-teller much, in the same way, Get Out and Lady Bird did for Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig last year. I look forward to seeing what he does next, and would highly recommend this to anyone.

A Quiet Place is rated PG-13 for terror and violent images. What are your thoughts? Follow me on twitter or facebook and leave your comments. If you like this post, check out my previous posts and pledge to my Patreon.

-birb

Comments

Best Picture Birb: The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water Starring: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, and Richard Jenkins Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro US Release Date: December 1st, 2017 Most Recent Viewing: March 3rd, 2018 Image Credit: movieposter.com Garnering the most nominations at the 90th Academy Awards with thirteen, The Shape of Water gives us Guillermo del Toro's best film since Pan's Labyrinth. This cold war fairy tale is a visual tour de force and a compelling story, all of which was told through the eyes of the main character who doesn't say a word. Sally Hawkins stars as Eliza, a mute janitorial worker at a secret government facility who is trying to find her place in the world. When an Amazonian monster is brought to the facility by the head of security Richard Stickland (Michael Shannon), Eliza and the monster (Doug Jones) build a bond. Octavia Spencer plays Eliza's workmate and friend Zelda, and Richard Jenkins plays Giles, Eliza's neighbor, and best friend. Jenk

New Release Birb: Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 Starring: Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin Directed by David Leitch US Release Date: May 18th, 2018 My First Viewing: May 17th, 2018 image credit: movieposter.com Nearly two and a half years after turning the superhero/comic book genre on its ear with the original, Ryan Reynolds returns with a new director, but with the familiar quips and fourth-wall breaking in Deadpool 2. Taking place after the events of the first film, we follow the Merc with the Mouth as he continues his mercenary ways. However, after a hit goes wrong, Mr. Pool tries to turn a new leaf by trying to help a young mutant Russell (Julian Dennison, Hunt for the Wilderpeople ) while also becoming an X-Man (trainee) . On the hunt for Russell is Cable (Josh Brolin), traveling back from the future to try and kill Russell. This is a much different movie from the first Deadpool. While I preferred the first due to it's more spontaneous nature, the sequel had a lot to live up to, and for the most par

Best Picture Birb- The Post

The Post Starring: Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks Directed by Steven Spielberg US Release Date: December 22nd, 2017 Most Recent Viewing: March 3rd, 2018 Image Credit: movieposter.com Nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Actress- Meryl Streep and Best Picture), The Post tells the story of the Washington Post and their handling of The Pentagon Papers, confidential information on the United States actions in the Vietnam War that spanned over five different presidential reigns. Streep and Hanks are plastered all over the advertising as the leads, Streep playing Post owner Kay Graham, who takes over the family business after her husband's death. Streep is predictably good in this role, showing her evolution from quiet background player to a presence. Hanks plays editor-in-chief Ben Bradlee, who is headstrong in the Post's First Amendment rights of freedom of the press, pushing hard to be able to publish the story even with the Nixon administration doing what they can to bl

Random Movie Birb

Search This Blog