The Monkey

Tonight I had the opportunity to see this movie 9 days before theatrical release.

Upon seeing it, I can only say 2 things: beyond disappointing and deceiving.

How it deceives:
The trailer sells you this gorey good looking serious horror movie with hits at comedy. What this really was is pure unfunny comedy and lack of good realistic gore.

Why am I disappointed:
The first 30 minutes were alright, with them being kids and I was wishing for it to end so we could get to the present day, it was dark and promising even though it was long unnecessary chunk of the movie. Boy was I wrong, when it gets to them being adults the whole movie is just unserious with little to no reason.

You may answer: “it was meant to be like that”

Well fair, then why make the first 30 minutes of the movie so dark?

Why have the trailer selling a different movie?

Why have serious cinematography in a comedy like this?

This whole piece of dog shit makes no sense.

This is my opinion, I’ll respect everyone else’s but to me this is straight garbage.

Theo looking fine even with that mullet and extra small funeral suit

7.7 - In the moment, I wasn’t sure how much I was vibing with this, but after a little separation I know that I definitely had fun.

It’s very different than what I’ve seen from Perkins’s other projects, especially his most recent, Longlegs.

Trading in atmospheric & claustrophobic for screwy & absurd dark comedy & splattering gore, it still does deliver some absolutely striking scenes. The kills are many, bloody, & at times insane, & come at as quickly as they do frequently. I expect a few could be in the “horror kill of the year” conversation when all is said & done.

It’s not a movie to come to for commentary or anything meaningful, as the family storylines are easily undermined by the irreverent humor (which admittedly doesn’t always land), but I do expect this to become a cult classic to grab some friends, some snacks, & some things to “improve” your movie watching experience if that’s your thing, & just enjoy.

Neee asså inte över dålig men nee

V funny

8/10