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A Quiet Place Part II continues the struggle of the Abbott family to survive against deadly aliens in a post-apocalyptic world. As was seen in the first film, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) has discovered a way to beat the aliens using her hearing aid, which allows them to leave their destroyed house to seek another shelter. Eventually, they stumble upon Emmett (Cillian Murphy), an old friend that has lost hope in humanity, which is why he delivers the above quote.
I'm not an adoring fan of the first film, but I thought it was a pretty solid alien horror film with an interesting premise and some effective setpieces. The sequel doesn't really bring a lot of new stuff to the table, but it's just as consistently effective. Most of the performances are solid, with Murphy being a welcome addition. His character adds a pretty good contrast to Evelyn's outlook and provides for a nice character arc. Djimon Hounsou also appears in the last act, but his role is fairly limited.
I really enjoyed the prologue which gives us a glimpse of how things started. This heightens my curiosity about the recently released prequel, but then again, I usually enjoy films that show society unraveling because of some attack or disaster. I do think the logistics of how the Abbott family handles the aliens (carrying a speaker and a microphone all around) and also traveling with a newborn baby through this world requires a decent amount of suspension of disbelief, but it is what it is.
Despite that, the film still manages to build some really tense moments where the characters lives are in danger. The important thing is that we do care about them. That is where most of the strength of the film is; in how they build up these characters and this family, making us feel that they're the kind of people worth saving.
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A QUIET PLACE PART II
(2020, Krasinski)
(2020, Krasinski)
"The people that are left, what they've become; you don't know, do you? ... They're not the kind of people worth saving."
A Quiet Place Part II continues the struggle of the Abbott family to survive against deadly aliens in a post-apocalyptic world. As was seen in the first film, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) has discovered a way to beat the aliens using her hearing aid, which allows them to leave their destroyed house to seek another shelter. Eventually, they stumble upon Emmett (Cillian Murphy), an old friend that has lost hope in humanity, which is why he delivers the above quote.
I'm not an adoring fan of the first film, but I thought it was a pretty solid alien horror film with an interesting premise and some effective setpieces. The sequel doesn't really bring a lot of new stuff to the table, but it's just as consistently effective. Most of the performances are solid, with Murphy being a welcome addition. His character adds a pretty good contrast to Evelyn's outlook and provides for a nice character arc. Djimon Hounsou also appears in the last act, but his role is fairly limited.
I really enjoyed the prologue which gives us a glimpse of how things started. This heightens my curiosity about the recently released prequel, but then again, I usually enjoy films that show society unraveling because of some attack or disaster. I do think the logistics of how the Abbott family handles the aliens (carrying a speaker and a microphone all around) and also traveling with a newborn baby through this world requires a decent amount of suspension of disbelief, but it is what it is.
Despite that, the film still manages to build some really tense moments where the characters lives are in danger. The important thing is that we do care about them. That is where most of the strength of the film is; in how they build up these characters and this family, making us feel that they're the kind of people worth saving.
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