Riffing on the Jurassic Park and Alien series, John Krasinski’s sequel is a nerve-shredding treat, led by a steely Emily Blunt

'A Quiet Place Part II' is a solidly freaky John Krasinski horror sequel adding new wrinkles to the story of a family surviving the alien apocalypse.

Emily Blunt returns in A Quiet Place Part II, the sequel to 2018's horror hit.

Director John Krasinski widens the family's world a tiny bit while making every footstep fraught with potential doom

Any concerns that A Quiet Place Part II might have exceeded its sell-by date during the 15 months that its release was delayed by the pandemic are quickly dispelled by shots of deserted streets, train tracks overgrown with weeds and supermarket shelves stripped bare. Is this A Quiet Place Part II or Lockdown I? The original 2018 film, starring Emily Blunt and her husband John

I am sure I am not alone in my memory of viewing A Quiet Place in a packed theater when a neighboring filmgoer began unwrapping her Butterfinger and shamefully sunk in her seat after receiving judgemental glares from other stone-silent patrons. The fact that, in 2018, director/star John Krasinski was capable of actually shushing groups of modern

John Krasinski's first sequel balances the chills of the original with enough new elements to enthrall audiences without growing unwieldy.

The Abbotts venture into the unknown in a meticulously crafted monster movie that leaves us wanting more.

Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe and large-eared alien monsters return in writer-director John Krasinski's follow-up to his 2018 horror hit.

...mostly about its homegrown characters learning to 'man up.'

Between Simmonds’ superb lead, the suspense, the slivers of hope, A Quiet Place Part II is worth making a noise for. Just pipe down in the cinema.