The movie takes place in a near future post apocalypse where the aliens who invade are big, viscous, and blind. The bad news is that while they do not appear to smell all that well, they have a keen sense of hearing. The survival of this family is tied to the fact that they have a deaf daughter, so they all know sign language.
It is a tense ride. It’s a movie designed to make you an active participant in a game of tension, not just a passive observer in an unfolding horror. Most of the great horror movies are so because we become actively invested in the fate of the characters and involved in the cinematic exercise playing out before us. It is the kind of movie that quickens the heart rate and plays with the expectations of the audience, while never treating them like idiots. In other words, it’s a really good horror movie. Nominated in the sound category, it did not get the nod, but the Academy doesn't always get it right.
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