High frequency noise, like mic feedback, freaks out and immobilizes the “creatures.” Shortly within the second act, another character is added Emmett played by the very competent Cillian Murphy. The Abbots (the family) have very few weapons against the “things.” One that is utilized effectively was discovered by resourceful daughter Regan – played by the excellent Millicent Simmonds. The alien creatures are still voracious expert killing machines that are blind and hunt via sound, so just like before-BE QUIET EVERYONE! In the present his wife Evelyn (Blunt) and three children are struggling to stay alive amidst the apocalyptic new world.
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Then it skips ahead over 400 days to where the first movie left off, and we know Krasinski’s character’s fate. This was a clever way to get Krasinski’s character back in the movie. The film begins with a prologue, a flashback to the very beginning of the alien invasion, even before the first film started (DAY ONE). Spoilers if you haven’t seen the first part: Actually Krasinski and Emily Blunt are my favorite Hollywood couple right now, they are adorable, and so I felt like I was also supporting close personal friends. Okay he wasn’t there in Watertown personally, but in a pre-recorded message. It was great to be back in the movie theater, and I got a personal thank you from John Krasinski the director, for coming back to the theater before the movie began. So I went to see A Quiet Place Part II more out of camaraderie and support for the movie industry and not because I was just dying to see it. “Don’t tell me what to like!” Yeah, not exactly open minded or emotionally secure, but hey I feel passionately about movies and I am not responsible for my visceral reactions. “Go see this film, you will love it,” immediately instills cynicism and raises hackles.
I often get prickly when a movie is insanely popular and everyone is raving about it. The fact that I wasn’t jumping up and down with joy may have to do more with my own personality than the quality of the film. Did I think it was an effective genre film that was well executed and acted? Yes, but I never saw the original in the theater and watched it a few years later at home. I was not gaga (excited, not the pop singer) over the first A Quiet Place.