Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II – SLUG Magazine
Director John Krasinski, who makes a brief appearance as Lee Abbott in an opening flashback sequence, takes something of a Jaws 2 approach toward the beginning, recognizing that it’s not possible to duplicate the effect of holding off until the end to show us the creatures. The action-packed, Spielberg-ian opening sequence is stunningly impressive, with eye-popping visual effects, but I initially found myself thinking that I wasn’t going to get nearly as scared this time around. But once things get quiet again, the anxiety kicks in, and A Quiet Place Part II is a pulse-pounding, white...