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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFor over a year, \u201cA Quiet Place Part II\u201d was just out of reach. The film was originally supposed to open on March 20, 2020. The weekend of March 13 turned out to be the last for new releases before the pandemic shut down theaters. The film was pushed back to May of that year, but of course theaters weren\u2019t ready by then. The same was true of a later advertised release in September, when many venues were still closed. The studio even decided that April 2021 was too early, though theaters were open in limited capacity by then. September 2021? Too far. Memorial Day weekend fit the bill perfectly. Given the film\u2019s $48 million 3-day domestic haul, I can\u2019t say the decision to wait for a holiday weekend didn\u2019t pay off. At least now I can stop seeing a trailer before every movie that indicates the release is just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part I of \u201cA Quiet Place\u201d ended with Lee Abbott (John Krasinski, also the director of both installments) sacrificing himself to the series\u2019 hearing-sensitive bloodthirsty aliens in order to save his children, the deaf Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and hearing Marcus (Noah Jupe). Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt, Krasinski\u2019s real-life wife) successfully had her baby, stashed it in a soundproof box, fought off an alien, and took the kids away from the family\u2019s now-compromised farm to look for safe haven. Part II picks up with the family fleeing\u2026 after a prologue where the aliens first invade. I guess there was pressure to get Krasinski back onscreen somehow, so he decided to do it in the form of a flashback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After some uncomfortable-looking barefoot running, the Abbotts stumble across a bunker inhabited by their neighbor Emmett (Cillian Murphy), who fancies himself a survivalist, but isn\u2019t doing well. After over a year of hiding from the aliens, his wife has died and he\u2019s running out of food. He\u2019s heartless enough to tell the mother and three kids that they need to leave in the morning. Regan is only too happy to leave because she\u2019s picked up on a radio signal that indicates safe haven on a nearby island that the aliens can\u2019t reach. She runs away and Evelyn tasks Emmett with finding her. Emmett does track her down, but decides that she\u2019s onto something with her island theory and joins her in seeing if it\u2019s true. However, they have to be weary of both the aliens and other humans who have gone crazy in the chaotic post-invasion world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The film\u2019s advertising has really played up the \u201cvillainous humans\u201d aspect, but it\u2019s really only a factor in one scene. The tagline \u201cSilence is Not Enough\u201d may as well refer to Marcus, who nearly gets himself and the baby killed with some boneheaded decisions back at Emmett\u2019s bunker, decisions not always related to the aliens. Then again, it was Regan who got at least one person killed in the first movie. I guess it\u2019s believable, though frustrating, that kids would be making costly mistakes in this situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Quiet Place Part II\u201d is a taut film, with no time wasted on nonsense like phony jump scares. The few peaceful scenes of hope and camaraderie are only there to be broken by the inevitable danger and urgency. The ending is rather abrupt, as I was sure the characters\u2019 journeys would take them further by the end of the film. But I guess we\u2019ll have to wait for at least Part III for a proper conclusion. And I\u2019m sure there will be a Part III since Part II struck at just the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grade: B-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA Quiet Place Part II\u201d is rated PG-13 for terror, violence and bloody\/disturbing images. Its running time is 97 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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