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A gleefully dumb, splattery horror-comedy with a mean streak and a lot of cartoonish death gags. It works best as a disposable crowd-pleaser for viewers who want absurdity over suspense, but the thin story and uneven tone may leave horror fans wanting more bite.
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Mon · 1h 37m
Director: Osgood Perkins
Starring: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
Osgood Perkins
Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery
A gleefully dumb, splattery horror-comedy with a mean streak and a lot of cartoonish death gags. It works best as a disposable crowd-pleaser for viewers who want absurdity over suspense, but the thin story and uneven tone may leave horror fans wanting more bite.
The Monkey plays like a splatter-prank: a cursed toy, a family curse, and a steady escalation of absurd deaths. Osgood Perkins leans into the joke rather than the terror, so the movie’s main pleasure is watching it commit to being ridiculous with a straight face.
That approach gives it a mischievous energy, but it also keeps the emotional stakes at arm’s length. The estranged-brother setup and family trauma are there, yet the film is most alive when it’s staging elaborate, mean-spirited punchlines around the monkey’s appearances.
If you’re in the right mood, it’s a brisk, nasty little diversion with a cult-movie vibe. If you’re hoping for the kind of atmospheric unease Perkins can do elsewhere, this is more of a lark than a nightmare.
Killian (3.5★) · 24171 likes
I’m sorry but what does this have to do with Robbie Williams
drew gooden (2.5★) · 18230 likes
every time the monkey was on screen I pointed to amanda and whispered “that’s the monkey” so she would know that it was the monkey.
jonathan fujii (3★) · 11984 likes
Fuck - Robbie Williams Ape Marry - Caesar from Planet of the Apes Kill - this piece of shit monkey from the monkey
cob (5★) · 9711 likes
WE GOTTA MAKE LIKE EGGS AND SCRAMBLE
timtamtitus (2★) · 8274 likes
as if toy story 3 hasn’t traumatised me enough
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horror-comedy, cursed toy, splatter, darkly comic, supernatural, family curse, absurdist, practical effects, outrageous deaths, cult vibe