A Quiet Place: Day One Review: Carefully Crafted Craziness By As someone who has lived here for 20 years, I can say New York City is the hardest place for anyone to have peace and quiet. This makes it the perfect setting for a horror movie where you have to be quiet, such is the case in . The prequel superbly returns us to a world ravaged by sound-sensitive monsters.
The first two movies in this series take place over a year into the apocalypse and show a family struggling to survive. John Krasinski directed those two films, which were phenomenal. The concept for a Day One movie has been a fascinating idea ever since the first movie.
It must be why Krasinski began A Quiet Place: Part Two with a prologue showing how this nightmare began. This film is essentially a feature-length take on that prologue with new characters set in one of the most famous cities in the world. Krasinski didn’t return to direct this one, instead getting a producer and story credit (and going on to direct this year’s ).
Jeff Nichols, the writer/director originally set to take the reins, dropped out due to creative differences (and he went on to make ). So, who better to helm A Quiet Place: Day One than Michael Sarnoski? Sarnoski’s previous movie was Pig, a Nicolas Cage drama about a kidnapped pig. This movie may put Sarnoski on the map as a filmmaker who can craft exceptional quality with a higher budget.
Having written and translated the script to the screen, he brings a strong voice to an exist.
