As a result, audiences found themselves attuned to every little sound in the auditorium itself.
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Things got loud when the monsters attacked, but most of the movie was spent in a state of hushed suspense, as the Abbotts made every effort to avoid the detection of creatures with incredibly sensitive hearing.
It can be hard to believe that both the sequel and the instant-classic 2018 original were produced by Michael Bay, a filmmaker who has pushed the moviegoing experience to ear-splitting extremes, since Krasinski so effectively embraces the opposite strategy: Less is more, suggestion can be scarier than showing everything, and few things are more unnerving than silence. Well, if you’re vaccinated and feeling safe enough to step foot outside your home, Krasinski has crafted a follow-up that justifies the trip. They listened to the news when a deadly invasion struck, they played it even more cautious than their neighbors, and they made it this far. After a delay of nearly as long from the original March 2020 release date, the fictional Abbott family - or what remains of it - now seems more relatable than ever. There’s a certain poetry to that, since the high-tension horror sequel picks up just over a year into a life-changing threat to humanity. For many, John Krasinski’s “ A Quiet Place Part II” will be their first movie back since the pandemic forced theaters to shut down.