By Brewer Eberly
It’s difficult to be silent about A Quiet Place—Paramount’s recent creature-feature directed by and starring John Krasinski (yes, Jim Halpert from The Office) and his wife, Emily Blunt (Sicario, Edge of Tomorrow, The Devil Wears Prada). A Quiet Place currently boasts the best opening ever for an “original horror film.” It has been celebrated as smart, original, and something of a horror and storytelling masterpiece—honoring the genre while also offering a few lessons on the power of lean, focused storytelling. Even Stephen King loved it.
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