A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

Their home destroyed in a post apocalyptic world terrorized by alien creatures with acute sound sensitivity, a mother (Emily Blunt) takes her surviving children (Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) along with her new born infant in search of other survivors. Written and directed by John Krasinski, this sequel to the 2018 critical and box office success A QUIET PLACE is a sequel worthy of the original. Resisting the temptation to make the sequel "bigger and better", Krasinski once again keeps it simple and taut without adding unnecessary bloat or a longer running time. Cillian Murphy replaces Krasinski (who died in the first one though he has a cameo in the flashback opening) as the male lead. There are still some jump moments (I counted three of them) but the emphasis is on character development, notably Simmonds and Murphy who carry the movie. Krasinski is aided immeasurably by Michael P. Shawver's tight editing and Marco Beltrami's strong underscore. I hear rumors of a third film but I don't know that going to the well again is such a good idea. We shall see. With Djimon Hounsou and Scoot McNairy.