PREQUE TIGHT AND DRY WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY LUPITA NYONG’O
DURATION: 99 minutes
RELEASE: June 28, 2024
RATING: 3.5 out of 5
The universe of A Quiet Place expands with a origin story that doesn’t linger on too many explanations and focuses attention on the action, raising that sense of suspense already outlined with the first chapter. Making comparisons would be useless, however, a bit the surprise effect, a bit the enormous work on the sound, the first chapter is unrivaled. This prequel is closer to films like I am Legend than the founder of the series. That said, behind the camera there is Michael Sarnoskiwho had directed the magnificent Pig con Nicolas Cagegood at maintaining points of contact with the films of John Krasinskioffering a new point of view.
It does this first of all by giving the right depth to the characters, enriching their personal story with details and creating the necessary sense of empathy with the viewer. Also because in this film he cannot rely on a deaf mute, nor on the charisma of Emily Blunt. She gives him a huge hand Lupita Nyong’owho, in perfect harmony with the director, gives us a heroine with a thousand facets.
The actress plays Samira, a girl with a terminal illness, who lives in a nursing home together with other patients afflicted by various conditions, including mental ones. The trip out of town is an opportunity to visit New York and, perhaps, eat a proper pizza, after months of tasteless hospital food. The outing is soon interrupted by the arrival of alien creatures from the sky that hunt their prey at the slightest noise. In the general panic, Samira begins to flee on foot towards her Harlem, to seek refuge from the attack. Although she is not well received, she accompanies her to the English student Eric (Joseph Quinn), who sees her as the key to survival. The creatures are fast, cunning and deadly. The sense of danger is felt throughout the film.
The director’s skill Sarnoski it also lies in the winning idea of giving its characters a goal which, however frivolous, helps to have a clear direction. Finally, as in the work of Krasinskihas his say on the theme of sacrifice, a true subtext of the entire trilogy. Day 1although it may seem like a clever commercial stunt to add a piece to the saga, on balance it turns out to be an excellent product of tension, terror and action, supported by a very talented cast that grabs attention and never lets go, not even for a moment. minute.
