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57 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandAs his chops as an action and horror director have only increased, care of those natty set pieces and plenty of real ingenuity, Krasinski hasn’t lost sight of the human drama that makes it all work. Krasinski never meant to be a horror guy, but he’s always known what scares people.
- 83The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezAs an experience, “A Quiet Place Part II” is still riveting and intense and should check all the boxes for most audiences, especially in the “I just wanna be gripped and entertained” post-pandemic age. For those looking for a little more depth and soul and a movie to fully coalesce in the end? Well, you might have to wait for the next chapter for some true thematic and emotional closure, but still, it’ll be hard to argue this won’t be an escapist thrill for most audiences in theaters, at least.
- 80IGNJim VejvodaIGNJim VejvodaDirector John Krasinski delivers that rare horror sequel that (almost) stands toe-to-toe with its predecessor.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe dual storylines are wrapped up together ingeniously with images and ideas slyly implanted at the very beginning. And there are some jump scares that had me Fosbury-flopping out of my seat with a yelp.
- 80Total FilmKevin HarleyTotal FilmKevin HarleyBetween 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.
- 78TheWrapAlonso DuraldeTheWrapAlonso DuraldeThis time, the goals and stakes are more direct, and the overall lean storytelling works in the film’s favor, with each step from every character becoming an occasion for viewers to hold their breath in suspense.
- 75USA TodayBrian TruittUSA TodayBrian TruittThe sci-fi survival horror sequel A Quiet Place Part II doesn’t quite live up to the refreshing feel or innovative novelty of the original 2018 hit, where silence is truly golden in a post-apocalyptic existence full of blind creatures that attack noisy things and noisier humans. But the creatures are still freaky, the soundscapes are still interesting, Emily Blunt is still the second coming of Sigourney Weaver and this time the storyline expands the world, plus lets the kids shoulder some of the live-or-die derring-do. It also works as one heck of a chilling fix for audiences dipping their toes back into reopened cinemas.
- 75The Associated PressLindsey BahrThe Associated PressLindsey BahrIt’s hard to imagine seeing it anywhere but on the big screen. It’s the kind of movie that demands it.
- 65SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiSlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiIt’s a dichotomy that makes up most of the movie — is it a horror or a post-apocalyptic adventure? Krasinski frequently rejected the “horror” label for the first A Quiet Place, presumably to make the film more accessible to all audiences, but it might be that he doesn’t have the interest in making a straightforward horror film. In the process, A Quiet Place II falls somewhere in between, with the effective thrills and jump scares of a horror film, but with an overly familiar post-apocalyptic plot that we’ve seen many times before.
- 60EmpireIan FreerEmpireIan FreerWhisper it. A Quiet Place Part II might lack the smarts and novelty of its predecessor but it serves up strong set- pieces, Millicent Simmonds shines and Krasinski remains a director to watch.