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\"\"<\/a>A Quiet Place<\/em><\/strong> isn\u2019t a standout movie on its own, but does have a few standout moments and a few good performances including John Krasinski really coming into his own, leaving behind his character from The Office<\/em> behind.<\/p>\n

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A Quiet Place<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Suspense\/Thriller, Drama<\/span>
\nParamount | PG13 \u2013 90 min. \u2013 $30.99 | March 10, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 02\/24\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>John Krasinski
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Bryan Woods & Scott Beck (story), Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>4K UHD, Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio (4K): <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), German (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Hungarian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Polish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nAudio (BD): <\/strong>English (Dolby Atmos), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo (4K): <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nVideo (BD): <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nDynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10, Dolby Vision
\nSubtitles (4K): <\/strong>English SDH, Bahasa, Cantonese, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
\nSubtitles (BD):\u00a0<\/strong>English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
\nCodecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265 (4K), MPEG-4 AVC (BD)
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Paramount provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This review was originally posted in July of 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0The screen captures were taken from the Blu-ray disc and\u00a0do not<\/span> represent the 4K Ultra HD transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Note: <\/strong>This portion of the review contains PLOT SPOILERS<\/strong> so beware.<\/p>\n

The Abbott Family \u2014 patriarch Lee (JOHN KRASINSKI), matriarch Evelyn (EMILY BLUNT) and their two kids Regan (MILLICENT SIMMONDS) and Marcus (NOAH JUPE) \u2014 live in a society under attack by unknown creatures who strike at just about any sound, proven in the opening of the film when their youngest child turned on a toy, after which was killed by one of these beasts. In order to survive, they family travels by barefoot on a path laid with sand, live in their home making as little sound as possible.<\/p>\n

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A Quiet Place<\/em><\/strong> seems to be 2018\u2019s standout film, a low budget horror film released at the right time garnering both critical acclaim and struck a chord with audiences, going on to make nearly $350 million worldwide off of a $17 million budget. But does it live up to the hype? For me, it was a really well made movie albeit still has the tired jump scare trope, at least early on.<\/p>\n

What really stood out was for the first half of the movie, if not longer, there\u2019s not one word of spoken dialogue, instead the family communicates with sign language, learned since Regan is deaf, making her situation even more precarious at times. But even without a word spoken, the story is none the less compelling and focuses more on the family and their plight than, thankfully, anything about the creatures, leaving how they came to be left to the imagination, or at least our knowledge as audiences is as much as the family\u2019s; unfortunately I\u2019m guessing the creatures\u2019 origins will probably be explored in the recently announced sequel…<\/p>\n

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The performances are all well done. John Krasinski continues to prove that he\u2019s able to do drama just as well as comedy (also demonstrated in 13 Hours<\/em>) with a heartfelt performance as a man doing his best to protect his family as well as prepare his kids for the future. Emily Blunt as the mother has several intense scenes, adding to the danger that she\u2019s pregnant while escaping the creatures. And as child actors go, both Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe turned in fine performances and never came across either obnoxious or precocious.<\/p>\n

On the technical front, Krasinski hits a near homerun in his feature film directorial debut, doing a good job balancing the family drama with creature horror. The tension is ramped up quite nicely and, this is a compliment, reminded me in many ways to early M. Night Shyamalan, particularly Signs<\/em> with the questionable \u2018twist\u2019 of these creatures\u2019 weakness.<\/p>\n

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All in all, A Quiet Place<\/em><\/strong> is just a well-made horror-thriller that succeeds at just about every level with a heartfelt core story about a family intermixed with some tense scenes.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc release comes housed in a Mondo Steelbook and inside is a code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

The features are on the thinner side:<\/p>\n