A Quiet Place (2018)
7/10
Relatively tame
4 June 2022
Since I'm not a horror movie fan, I was reluctant to watch A Quiet Place, even though I knew it was a huge hit. My best friend, however, reassured me that it was pretty tame. It was more like a thriller, and she said I could handle it. Thanks, pal! It was a pretty fun movie, and I didn't even have to hide my eyes once. To my fellow squeamish viewers, if you like Emily Blunt, you can totally handle A Quiet Place. In fact, I enjoyed it so much, I even watched the sequel.

In this futuristic world, creepy aliens with gigantic internal ears attack anything that makes noise. If you talk, scream, drop a hammer, play music, or run with shoes, you'll only have a few seconds left to live before the aliens come and eviscerate you. For Emily Blunt's family, which includes her real-life husband John Krasinksi (who directed and co-wrote the film), they walk around barefoot and communicate in American Sign Language. Get ready to read a lot of subtitles. And also get ready for the worst problem ever: Emily is pregnant. How will she go into labor without screaming, and how will she coax her newborn into keeping quiet?

You'll have to watch this thriller to find out. It has an interesting premise, a unique survival plan, and great camaraderie between the actors. This really isn't so much of a horror movie as it is suspenseful. The majority of the film is silent, with just breathing or slight tip-toe noises - and then all of a sudden, there will be a scream or a gunshot. If jump-scares are particularly frightening to you, though, you might need to hide behind a pillow.

Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to frightening scenes involving children, I wouldn't let my kids watch it.
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