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A QUIET PLACE PART II
(in cinemas 20 March)
Horror sequels rarely live up to their predecessors, so when a follow-up to A Quiet Place was announced… we were hesitant, yes. But when a film becomes one of the most lauded of the decade, grosses over $340 million on a $20 million budget and ends like that… we get it. Fortunately, part two doesn’t come across as a quick cash grab. It expands the story and creates a much-bigger universe than audiences witnessed in the original, taking inspiration from The Walking Dead to show that human-eating creatures aren’t necessarily the biggest threat in an apocalyptic society. Thankfully, Emily Blunt reprises her role as Evelyn Abbott, and proves this time around that she’s much more intelligent than a woman who decided to
