After having seen “The Quiet Place” I started to fantasize about what the viewing experience would have been like if I had known next to nothing about this movie. I imagine a preview of one of the many silent family scenes, followed by an accidental noise and then look of sheer terror on our stars, John Krazinski and, real-life-spouse, Emily Blunt. The screen cuts to black and then it says something like “If they hear you, they hunt you” and that’s about it. Previews today give away far too much. It’s as if people want to watch the cliffs notes version of the movie before they go and see the movie. For a movie like “The Quiet Place”, the less you know going in, the scarier the movie. I felt like I knew a lot of the surprises and scares so when we got there, it just wasn’t as terrifying. Overall the solid place was a solid film and John Krazinski, if he can maintain this quality, will have a successful directing career. I just wish he and the production and marketing crew would have respected the film more and given less away. Horror is all about what you don’t see or what you might see, it has nothing to do with what you have seen.

Grade: B- (Grade if I had viewed it without seeing any previews A-)