Shut up and spread the word: 'A Quiet Place' is a thrillingly intelligent monster movie

In the first half, the characters teach us the rules of survival; in the second, we learn new ones alongside them, and the sense of cumulative, wordless revelation is thrilling. I’ve seen “A Quiet Place” twice, and it spoils nothing to note that the film closes, crucially, with not just an image but a sound — one that was met immediately, both times I heard it, with a burst of grateful, relieved applause.

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