Unlike last time and even at a tight 97 minutes, there are longueurs, and Krasinski fumbles moments of cross-cutting three lines of action, dissipating rather than generating tension. A Quiet Place Part II is a 2020 American post-apocalyptic horror film and the sequel to 2018's A Quiet Place, following the family from the first film as they continue to navigate and survive in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind aliens with an acute sense of hearing. Instead, and not before a moment that will make you truly wince, they find Emmett ( Cillian Murphy in the trademarked survivalist uniform of cap and big beard), an old neighbour from the pre-invasion days whose run-ins with the creatures has unravelled his life and worldview.Īt this point, Krasinski (who has a sole screenwriting credit this time) decides to split up the protagonists - with some characters on a mission that might just see off the creatures completely (surprisingly key to this endeavour is an easy-listening standard) and others left behind to hold Emmett’s very small fort - and it’s here that the film’s grip starts to lessen. This could mean the sequel contains harsher content, and perhaps director Krasinski had to fight the MPAA to try and earn another PG-13 instead of an R. The Abbotts - mother Evelyn ( Emily Blunt), deaf daughter Regan (Millicent Simmonds, still the series’ MVP), son Marcus (Noah Jupe) and baby Abbott, who is carried around in a post-apocalypse-proofed carrycot - decide to leave home on a quest to find civilisation. Yet, with just over two weeks to go until A Quiet Place 2 opens in theaters, the films PG-13 rating was finally announced on March 3rd. Krasinskis instincts are very good, and once youve placed the primary action there.
The film contains horror themes and depictions of injuries. Unlike last time, and even at a tight 97 minutes, there are longueurs.įast-forwarding to day 474, the action picks up just after the events of the first film (there are some not-so-subtle reminders of that nail and that bath). Critic Reviews for A Quiet Place Part II. A Quiet Place Part II is a horror-thriller film, which follows the Abbott family as they struggle for survival, facing new terrors in the outside world after the events of the previous film, A Quiet Place. Read our parents review for details on sexual content, violence and strong language to find out why.