Review: Krasinski offers fresh thrills in ‘A Quiet Place 2’

John Krasinski catches you off guard in the first moment of " A Quiet Place Part II,” inviting you into his film with the most terrifying thing of all in this universe: Noise. It’s a testament to the effectiveness of "A Quiet Place” that any sound is guaranteed to make you immediately uneasy: The crinkle of a bag, the crunch of an apple, a car door closing. Krasinski begins the sequel, which he wrote and directed, in a flashback to the day the monsters arrived, and boy, are we LOUD.

It’s a bit of a gut punch, and not just because he doesn’t waste any time before getting to action. We know he and others won’t be around when the film cuts to the present. And you might be surprised how far just a little glimpse of their pre-disaster happiness goes when it comes to reminding you what they’ve lost and what they’re trying to hang on to. And this one picks up right where we left off. Emily Blunt’s character, Evelyn, has not had time to go full Sarah Connor in "A Quiet Place Part II.” Like John Wick, the Abbotts don’t get a breather. And she and her family - a newborn, her son Marcus (Noah Jupe) and daughter Regan (Millicent Simmonds) - are on the move to find somewhere else to stay. They’ve rigged up a terrifying coffin-like box for the infant with an oxygen tank and a baby breathing apparatus so that they can move without worrying about the baby’s cries. Clearly it’s been mostly thought out by people who are actually parents themselves, but it’s better if you don’t ask too many questions about the logistics of all of this.