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3/4
A Quiet Place Part II - Review
Matthew Brady - wrote on 07/12/21
“Run!”
‘A Quiet Place: Part II’ is a solid follow up to the first movie, which is no easy task to do. Even though I did feel it was the exact same film as Part I, but this time with some new characters added to the cast. Although, in terms of character development, much stronger and expands on certain elements from the first movie.
But still, despite being called ‘A Quiet Place’ it wasn’t quite...well, quiet.
John Krasinski has shown great promise as a director from the first movie and with the sequel it goes to show it wasn’t a fluke. Krasinski has the craftsmanship of building tension with the payoff being incredibly satisfying.
He also knows how to work with actors effectively and get the best performances out of everyone. The amazing Emily Blunt is once again amazing. The two child stars Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe are both excellent with strong careers ahead of them. The new addition to the cast is Cillian Murphy, who is terrific as the deeply troubled old friend of Lee (Lee being John Krasinski’s character, just in case you didn’t know).
The sound work, like the first, is fantastic and heightens the little details. While the first movie focused more on silentness with the sound of a pin drop being the loudest thing ever in this “new world”. But this time the movie plays more into sound and the environment being noisier, hence where the sound work is front and centre. The cinematography looked beautiful and striking once again. So basically, everything on a technical level is superb.
However, I have my issues with the movie. The movie can be predictable at times, in terms of how certain scenes will play out and how things will be solved. With the genre being horror, it can be very annoying when the movie falls into old tropes. Such as characters making stupid or questionable decisions that narrative wise makes no sense, other than push the plot forward. That’s horror for you.
Also, a thing to note here, since the daughter is deaf, how does she know how much noise she is making? Like, if her footsteps are making noise or the doors or window, she pushes open. What if a door makes a creaking or squeaking sound? My bedroom door literally creeks and squeaks whenever I open or close the door, and the entire household can hear it, so imagine what that means for the “sound killing monsters” that’s around. So really, she’s at risk and shouldn’t be going out on her own.
Other than that, putting aside my issues, I still think this is a solid sequel that’s worth checking out. If you like the first one, then you’re going to like this one. If not, then I don’t know what to say to you. It’s up to you, I guess.
Overall rating: LOUD NOISES!
