Instead of the monstrous form of the monster, A Quiet Place chose to emphasize the action and impact of its action. The glorious figure who preyed on the victims, front-page pieces of the newspaper that included the diverse unity of the faithful all over the world, until the realization that sound is the way the monster detects the victim. This is the way the director and screenwriter (with Bryan Woods and Scott Beck) and the lead actor, John Krasinski, implements the inspiration he gets from Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975), Even similar horror pioneer term "summer blockbuster" is, A Quiet Place opens the duration through a tragedy. Without further ado, without the exposition of the background, the story is directly brought to day 89 post-invasion of a mysterious monster. The day that the couple Lee (John Krasinski) and Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and their two sons, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe) realize how terrifying the monster is not kidding. The awareness that the film is hoping to help the audience can. Then the path jumps to day 472 and they still live the day hiding.

I'm often disturbed when a horror movie shows its character hiding from the pursuit of a monster or a killer (usually in a closed place like a closet) but with a clear-sounding hunting breath. A Quiet Place eliminates similar disruptions because the small chafing sound of the medicine box with the cabinet alone gives "yellow light" to the character. Walk barefoot, communicate using sign language, essentially they must live a daily life that is not only dangerous, also tiring. They can only surrender considering the weakness of unknown monster, Later the weakness will be revealed, which unfortunately it creates a hole in the script. How could the weakness be ignored when the ability of the monster to detect through a voice can be revealed? Though the script appears solid in describing the details of the lives of the survivors, especially the way they block the creation of sound. The cloth as a substitute for a plate, a towel as a base to block the water droplets of the sink, the little things that are often overlooked, is here taken care of. Wait until you see how Lee outsmarts the crying sound of the baby.

Lee is a cunning guy, so does John Krasinski as a director. He is good at creating hits through jump scare, which must be done over and over, never failing to give a shock effect. I also admire the development of its intensity, including the use of false alarm shaped a nail that always provokes anxiety every camera focuses on it. Although the distance between terror is sometimes too tenuous, the tension is instantly restored thanks to precision plus creativity in both the script and the directing. A Quiet Place insists that drowning in silos is more terrible than in water, A Quiet Place also raises parallel with the challenge of parenting. Get a defiant child as you approach your teens, having to share the same affection with each child, protecting them while questioning "how much do you want to sacrifice for a child?". Krasinski with his bushy beard fits in the post-apocalyptic world as a tactical, clever, trained, yet tired man. Loving but confused how to say it. The wife, (in the real world and the movie), Blunt, convinces as usual, whether it's about expressing the pain, the fear, the tenderness of a mother's love. 

RATING (5/10)

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