While the Abbotts were able to build themselves something of an idyll - beyond the bad stuff, including their deceased youngest, Beau - the rest of the world has not been so lucky, and when they discover who is waiting at the end, they must grapple with new questions. As they reach the (literal) end of the sand trails that have for so long given them a bit of safety (soft material, good for walking without noise), they cannot possibly dream of what they will find. But there is also the anxiety in what Krasinki’s characters can see, especially daughter Regan, deaf and fearless, who embarks on a journey to save her family and the world at large that only her own dad might have dared undertaken.įorced away from their ruined family farm, the Abbotts set off with a dim hope: perhaps friends are waiting at the other end of one of those signal fires that burns every night. That little twist still comes with its unique terror, an inherent tension in watching anyone do anything that might kick up a bit of noise. Krasinski has his genre grammar down pat now: harried news reports play in the background, a tease about the apparent quietness of the Abbotts’ small town amuses, and the ultimate reveal that something is coming (hell, something is here!) still manages to thrill.Īnd he’s certainly not forgotten what makes the alien antagonists so scary and unpredictable: their uncannily sharp hearing. While we know what’s to come, Krasinski uses the conceit to pump up the emotion early, while also securing the bonds between the various Abbotts and introducing a few new characters who will become important later. Krasinski’s followup - entirely written by him, with character credits to original screenwriters Scott Beck and Bryan Woods - opens in flashback, to the day the aliens arrived.
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