Film Review – A Quiet Place: Day One

2021’s “A Quiet Place Part II” certainly ended with a path forward for the new franchise, inspiring additional chapters involving one family’s fight against a dangerous alien invasion. However, before the end of the story is reached, the beginning is introduced, with the series heading back in time for a prequel in “A Quiet Place: Day One.” There’s an all-new cast and a large scope of terror to explore in the movie, which brings indie director Michael Sarnoski to the studio filmmaking big leagues after making an impressive helming debut with 2021’s “Pig.” Attention to human details remains with Sarnoski (who also scripts), who doesn’t go full-scale creature feature with “Day One,” following the lead of the other two installments, trying to balance the needs of characterization with the fright factor of the alien menace. He mostly scores with the endeavor, which retains most of the intensity of the brand name while gently opening the scope of the premise. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com