A QUIET PLACE ROTTEN TOMATOES MOVIE
The Abbott family is led by Lee and Evelyn (real life husband and wife John Krasinsky and Emily Blunt), with kids Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe), and after a tragic opening that sees them leading a nomadic life, the rest of the movie takes place on a rural farm.
The story is this: subsequent to the arrival on the Earth’s surface of vicious, voracious creatures who only have a hyper-sensitive sense of hearing with which to detect prey, a family try to survive on a remote farm while the world has seemingly been ravaged by the creatures, and the only way to do this is by living a silent lifestyle. Of course, I’m very capable of suspending my disbelief, otherwise I wouldn’t enjoy any movie, but some movies I can buy, some I can’t, and The Quiet Place was one I just couldn’t buy. But I’m also looking for authenticity, meaning: does it feel right to me? Even though I don’t believe in anything, whether it be aliens, or ghosts, or magic, I need to believe in the world of the movie, and the goings on in it. You want examples of this: The Witch, and very recently, Pyewacket. I’m not looking for gore, and no horror movie has scared me since I was a kid, so I’m looking for atmosphere and character overall. There’s no right or wrong opinions about movies, and I’m not so inclined to question the taste of people who like movies I don’t, but I just can’t understand the high ratings for this movie.Īs anyone who regularly stops by to read my reviews, you’ll know I admit to being very particular about horror movies. Well, I can tell you that as far as Your Humble Narrator is concerned, I was spot on, but I’m clearly in the minority with my opinion, just like how I was with Veronica, a mostly blah horror movie with a legion of fans that loved it. It looked like it might be okay, but nothing that was going to make an impact either at the box office, or a lasting impression in the minds of those who went to see it. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.I have to say, when I saw the trailer for A Quiet Place a few months ago, my reaction was pretty muted. The movie might be quite silent, but I certainly wasn't while watching it. Rarely have I found myself be so annoyed with the characters in a movie. The boy is just a useless wimp who can't even commit to the simplest tasks. And he screams - a lot! You might argue that most people would, if they had a bear-trap clamp up around their foot.
But I would counter-argue that if the life of your entire family was on the line when it happened, you would at least try to keep the screaming to a minimum. And a baby in a box with an oxygen mask? What the hell!? I realize that the baby was probably a carry-over "character" from the previous movie (which I haven't seen).īut noooo - this guys screams from the top of his lungs for as long as he can until someone finally shuts him up. But believing they survived for several hundred days out and about with a baby? No. Unless they kept the baby in the box 99% of the time, which is just not something I want to think about. I wish the movie did something to explain the monsters or their constant need to kill things that make noise for seemingly no reason other than just to terminate other lifeforms. And why can they jump around like crazy like acrobats, but still not see moving targets? Nothing makes sense. It seems to me like they are able to see very well the world around them. But they can't detect moving lifeforms unless they make noise? I don't buy it. It's a paper-thin premise and I am too logically thinking to do a complete suspension of disbelief. The only cool thing about this movie is the girl and "new dad". And somewhat intelligent editing that lines up several shots to synchronize the stuff that moves the plot forward.
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