Went and saw A Quiet Place Part II in the theater. Glad I did because, like the first, I feel that really adds to the experience of the movie.
It starts with a flashback to the day the aliens first showed up. This scene really only serves to pad out the run time and give John Krasinski a reason to be in the movie. But he did write, direct and produce it and it doesn't take away from the movie in any way so I'm not complaining. It also introduces us to the character that replaces Lee (Krasinski) but all it establishes is that this guy exists and they know him from before everything kicked off. When we catch up to him later they give us enough through their dialog for us to realize this so his first introduction isn't necessary. It does establish a tiny detail that becomes relevant later but it's something that isn't super important but it does get there in a better way than if they hadn't set that up.
It isn't as good or as tense as the first because they've already shown the monsters/aliens so they get plenty of screen time this go around. However it's still a nice follow up to the first. If you liked the first one, you'll like this one too.