A QUIET
PLACE
Released:
2018
Director: John Krasinski
Writers: Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski
Actors: Emily
Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
Now
available on Hulu and other TV cable shows, this film received 109 award nominations and 34
wins, including a SAG Best Supporting Actress win for Emily Blunt.
The movie
has a very simple storyline. A family
must survive against killer monsters with super hearing abilities. Their only tool of survival is silence. It is brilliantly conceived, masterfully executed,
and powerfully acted.
Along with
the danger, what is immediately established is that this family is glued
together with love and loyalty. The
directing is clean and no-nonsense, without indulgent interludes. Indulgence wasn’t necessary. The emotions generated by the events in the
scene are built by so clearly that we can only identify with the terrible
horror at what’s about to happen.
This is good
clean directing. Krasinski knows exactly
what needs to be established to predict the outcome ahead. What adds to the power of the story is that
we understand so clearly how the progression of events leads to the inevitable
result.
The acting
is also top-notch. We expect it of Emily
Blunt and John Krasinski, but the children prove themselves equal to the
task. We identify so powerfully with each
character’s dilemma we are engaged to maximum capacity. In an unforgettable scene, we watch John
Krasinsky (who plays the father, as well as directing) make an inevitable decision
and our hearts break because we know he has no other choice. Truly heroic stuff.
This is destined
to be a classic for all the reasons noted above.
TAGS: A QUIET PLACE, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent
Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Bryan Woods, Scott Beck
