The Film (3/5)

    A Quiet Place concerns itself with the Abbott family, who as the film begin are about 3 months into a crisis where there must be absolute quiet since monsters jump out and attack in the direction of sound. The father, Lee (John Krasinski), Mother Evelyn (Emily Blunt), daughter Reagan (Millicent Simmonds), and son Marcus (Noah Jupe), take over a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, and must learn to survive in this new silent paradigm. But with a new baby on the way, that doesn't know the meaning of silence how will the family deal, when every single sound is a call to a ravenous beast bent on death?

    A Quiet Place is the latest horror film to make waves in-roads in the mainstream that is not a remake or sequel, on that note I have to praise it just for its success. This is a film I wanted to like much more than I did, and will preface that I watched the film on Blu-ray in my living room in the middle of the day, so not the most optimal conditions for a film like this. I do believe a rewatch is in order at night, in my home theater, to see if it moves the needle forward for me. That being said the film blends a survivalist post-apocalyptic genre atmosphere with a suspense driven creature, and at times does so quite effectively, combining that with the gimmick of not allowing our main cast to use their voices for the majority of the film, and it does create something unique in modern American mainstream cinema.

    The cast for this one is quite solid, feeling quite fleshed out in their respective roles, but also obtaining a sense of solid chemistry with one another. Director Krasinski appears to know how to direct a suspenseful scene, for the most part, I felt it was too well choreographed at times, but at others it was absolutely effective. My one issue was with the creatures, whose design was outstanding, but looked overly computer generated, what I wouldn't have given to have seen a 80's Stan Winston take a crack at this. Overall though, I thought Quiet Place was a solid horror film and I'm glad it found an audience willing to gamble on an original film in today's market.

Audio/Video (5/5)

   A Quiet Place is unique as it was shot on film in 2018, and the Blu-ray replicates the modern film look accurately and solidly. The colors are nicely rendered, black levels are inky and deep, and detail is excellent throughout.

    Audio is in English with Dolby True HD 7.1 track. Everything here sounds quite fine, with excellent sonic separation and no issues I could pick up on.

Extras (2/5)

    A few short behind the scenes moments on the script, editing, and visual effects behind the film.

Overall

    A Quiet Place is a film I wanted to like more than I actually liked. The Blu-ray looks and sounds excellent, with limited extras. RENT IT.