Tethering it to the rules of “A Quiet Place,” a smart premise whose novelty is impossible to re-create, let alone build a world upon, just holds it back. • • • A Paramount Pictures release.

But the beauty of “A Quiet Place” was the silly mystery. We were just dropped into this apocalyptic world with a very simple but challenging rule: If you make a noise, you die. Got it.

But the beauty of “A Quiet Place” was the silly mystery. We were just dropped into this apocalyptic world with a very simple but challenging rule: If you make a noise, you die. Got it.

Tethering it to the rules of “A Quiet Place,” a smart premise whose novelty is impossible to recreate let alone build a world upon, just holds it back. “A Quiet Place: Day One,” a ...

Because in the case of “ A Quiet Place,” now on its third movie with a prequel about a few new characters in New York on the first day of the invasion, the thrill of that fresh idea has waned.

Because in the case of " A Quiet Place," now on its third movie with a prequel about a few new characters in New York on the first day of the invasion, the thrill of that fresh idea has waned.

Tethering it to the rules of “A Quiet Place,” a smart premise whose novelty is impossible to recreate let alone build a world upon, just holds it back. “A Quiet Place: Day One,” a ...