{"id":9128,"date":"2018-04-09T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/?p=9128"},"modified":"2018-06-28T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T17:30:59","slug":"a-quiet-place-reviewed-by-jim-halpert-reaction-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/a-quiet-place-reviewed-by-jim-halpert-reaction-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>A Quiet Place<\/i> Reviewed by Jim Halpert Reaction Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>A Quiet Place<\/i> was released this weekend to big acclaim and even bigger box office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/LmRPYoYGAwu2c\" width=\"480\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The movie is not only impressive for the fact that it\u2019s an original non-franchise horror film that\u2019s largely dialogue free, but that the co-writer and director is none other than John Krasinski of <em>The Office<\/em> fame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/qiFchLT8Gora8\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Should we be surprised that an actor who\u2019s best known for his facial expressions made an emotionally charged film out of people not speaking?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/jl7eVqDXCFcm4\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>A Quiet Place<\/em> is set in the near future, after a mysterious invasion by a pack of vicious creatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/3bac5860f0c3c60dd276b722a947cdf2\/tumblr_nsfp9qInTP1txw71lo2_400.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lee Abbott (Krasinski), his wife Evelyn (Emily Blunt), and their children live on an isolated farm in upstate New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/JFU5CMPnJEPrW\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The creatures are seemingly indestructible. However, they are blind, so they can only hunt using sound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Q0L7qKnw5HpEQ\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The key to the Abbotts&#8217; survival, then, is to stay incredibly silent at all times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.gfycat.com\/PessimisticOldfashionedLark-size_restricted.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As is human nature, accidents do happen, and the Abbotts experience a tragedy right at the beginning of the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/13c1043e2e7eb1574eb3901d99f488e8\/tumblr_omx6mvNu441qfcx4to3_r1_500.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">From there, Krasinski and co-writers Bryan Woods and Scott Beck never let up, as the film moves from set-piece to set-piece at a relentless pace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.popkey.co\/c24897\/edqZ1.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One of the standout scenes is where a pregnant Evelyn, through happenstance, is alone at the farmhouse when her water breaks. In her rush to get to a safe space to deliver her baby, she causes an object to fall, and in an instant a creature is inside the house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/13qZypst0zK384\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After that, Lee discovers that the children are missing. We see them stranded on top of a corn silo, which they fall into\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gifer.com\/Vmx.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u2026and are followed quickly by the toothy creature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/MelmaQaOnBDsk\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And then:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/3227633dcc37cb3ed20b900c96b5a952\/tumblr_inline_o40callMnD1s85vs1_500.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/qLWdMYX1NYF2g\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But then:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.popsugar-assets.com\/files\/thumbor\/pPGgMdxelE-uIypYBVjhmgf9IFA\/fit-in\/1024x1024\/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-\/2013\/03\/10\/3\/192\/1922283\/abe5ffcd50314c7f_url-22\/i\/Jim-pretty-pumped-about-everything.gif\" width=\"500\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs.gfycat.com\/PowerfulKaleidoscopicDugong-max-1mb.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/3fc36f08babd69d9102a6d0df04d5624\/tenor.gif?itemid=4894735\" width=\"498\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Qfu0HS0uF2gJq\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And yet:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/9f\/87\/cd\/9f87cd9b848ddac9999881c040ee3106.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/c4V7mTJQ3WFbi\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/8VtR5ZwJXipj2\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/W7vhp0rwrauPe\/giphy.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Finally:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.kym-cdn.com\/photos\/images\/newsfeed\/000\/841\/791\/01c.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thats-normal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/fight.gif?resize=500%2C271\" width=\"500\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gif-finder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Jim-Halpert-Yes.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And even more satisfying than that finale is the fact that Jim Halpert got movie theater audiences across America to finally shut the hell up for 90 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/images\/4067bf330d732f92cf1cdbb7275ac14f\/tenor.gif?itemid=4204978\" width=\"362\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><em>Join our <a href=\"http:\/\/crookedmarquee.us16.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=dc6679cd997ec610eeaf50562&amp;id=db71dbf4c3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mailing list<\/a>! 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