“A Quiet Place: Day One” is on my list of movies to watch in theaters once it comes out. The premise alone sounded promising, and the first trailer hooked me instantly. But the newest trailer has taken my expectations to a whole new level. Paramount Pictures gave us plenty to work with in the two and half minutes of silent chaos, and even after watching it three times, I can’t get enough.
If horror movies require a guide, it should be this, the prequel to “A Quiet Place.” Lupita Nyong’o plays a woman named Sam who witnesses the beginning of the end, as mysterious creatures fall from the sky and cause mayhem on the streets of New York. These aliens hunt using sound, so even a whisper can attract them to your presence. Joseph Quinn also plays Eric, a man Sam meets on her way to escape the city.
What starts as a normal day with Sam and her cat turns into a nightmare when creatures tear their way through the streets. We can see Sam panic as she runs to safety, and thankfully, it seems as though her cat is unharmed (please make it to the end cat). However, when she and Eric devise a plan to escape the city, bombs are dropped on every bridge, leaving them stranded. Throughout the trailer, Djimon Hounsou appears as Henri, a friendly man trying to help Sam, along with Alex Wolff as Reuben. It seems as though the group will band together to increase their chances of survival.
