For the most part,A Quiet Place: Day Oneis a character study.

But thats not the case; it actually covers the first four days.

But it didnt really deliver on that intriguing premise.

A Quiet Place Day One Poster Showing Lupita Nyong’o Covering Her Mouth

Based on the premise,A Quiet Place: Day Oneshouldve thrown its characters in at the deep end.

A Quiet Place: Day Onewas originally set to be written and directed by Jeff Nichols.

Sarnoski couldve hit all the same beats without taking all those breathers that slowed the movie down.

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There are plenty of exciting moments inA Quiet Place: Day One.

Eric and Sam run through NYC in A Quiet Place Day One still

A Quiet Place: Day One is a spin-off of the A Quiet Place franchise conceived by John Krasinski. The film is set at the beginning of the invasion as humanity scrambles to survive, before the events of the original film, with Lupita Nyong’O leading the cast, directed by Michael Sarnoski.

Eric (Joseph Quinn) holding Frodo the cat and wearing Sam’s yellow cardigan in A Quiet Place Day One

Headshot Of Lupita Nyong’o In The Photocall for ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ at the IET Building in London

Headshot Of Joseph Quinn In The Premiere Of A Quiet Place: Day One

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A Quiet Place: Day One