The Monkey (2025)
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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.
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... Hal / Bill
... Lois
... Young Hal / Young Bill
... Petey
... Captain Petey Shelborn
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'The Monkey' has a great concept and I enjoyed the wacky nature of it, I did almost lose interest in the human characters towards the end though. That isn't the best sign given the short 90 minute run time, but the end does come when desired so that saves it.
Theo James is pretty good in this, for sure the most I've liked seeing him. I haven't seen him act much (five films now), my main thought of him is actually with human excrement up his nose (yep) in 'The Inbetweeners Movie'... hopefully this performance will override that memory (it won't).
The gore shown for all the titular character's escapades is very cool and rather creative to be honest, the 'freak accident' angle is a fun one to watch play out onscreen. Everything with the red-eyed fellow is definitely what makes this movie, as it ought to really. A stronger overall story and I probably would've loved it.
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Release Date:
2025-02-14
Run Time:
97 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
The Monkey
'The Monkey' has a great concept and I enjoyed the wacky nature of it, I did almost lose interest in the human characters towards the end though. That isn't the best sign given the short 90 minute run time, but the end does come when desired so that saves it.
Theo James is pretty good in this, for sure the most I've liked seeing him. I haven't seen him act much (five films now), my main thought of him is actually with human excrement up his nose (yep) in 'The Inbetweeners Movie'... hopefully this performance will override that memory (it won't).
The gore shown for all the titular character's escapades is very cool and rather creative to be honest, the 'freak accident' angle is a fun one to watch play out onscreen. Everything with the red-eyed fellow is definitely what makes this movie, as it ought to really. A stronger overall story and I probably would've loved it.
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"The Monkey teeters between ingenuity and frustration. Osgood Perkins crafts moments of inspiration and gets the best out of a solid cast, but the lack of a cohesive identity prevents its erratic blend of tones and genres from reaching its true potential.
For some, this chaotic, blood-soaked mix of horror, satire, family drama, and comedy will feel refreshing and daring; for others, it will be simply exasperating and disorienting.
Personally, it didn't work... at all."
Rating: C-
This takes for ever to get going and once it does, it’s really an unoriginal semi-comedic horror drama centred around yet another not-so-menacing puppet. This time, it’s squabbling brothers “Hal” and “Bill” who discover an old hat box after their father dies and in it is what looks like a toy monkey. They wind it up and next thing, their babysitter is no more and that’s the just the start of it’s malevolence. Putting two and two together, they decide it’s best to drop the thing down a well and get on with growing up. Scoot on years later and now “Hal” (Theo James) has a son of his own “Petey” (Colin O’Brien) and is trying to rebuild some bridges with him after his marriage collapsed. Equally estranged is his twin, so he’s not impressed when, out of the blue, he is called and told their aunt has died. He now has to drag the reluctant lad along to the home they grew up in and guess what is in the wardrobe? At times it’s quite funny, but I’m not sure how intentional that is as James delivers a seriously flat performance and the epitome of sibling rivalries involves a frankly risible degree of menace. It’s not that the idea is rubbish, though it is derivative, it’s that the acting and writing are poor and the scenarios - familial discord, new stepdad (Elijah Wood) etc. are all just too predictable and it provides virtually nothing new over a lacklustre one hundred minutes. I could certainly think of a few good uses for the chimp, though!
Cast & Crew of
The Monkey
Cast
... Hal / Bill
... Lois
... Young Hal / Young Bill
... Petey
... Captain Petey Shelborn
... Ted
... Thrasher / Ricky
... Aunt Ida
... Uncle Chip
... Rookie Priest
... Dwayne
... Lt. Pepper
... Petey's Mom
... Diving Woman
... Barbara
... Florence
... Babysitter Annie
... Ticketed Cop
... Pawn Shop Owner
... Police Officer
... Thrasher's Mom
... Thrasher's Dad
... Beauchamps
... Lawnmower Neighbor
... Nancy Rizzoli
... Hibachi Chef
... Business Man
... Monkey Man
... Pale Rider
... Neighbor Lady 1
... Neighbor Lady 2
... Supermarket Patron
... Gas Station Mom
... Burt Burgerson
Crew
... Producer
... Producer
... Executive Producer
... Line Producer
... Executive Producer
... Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Director
... Screenplay
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Casting
... Casting
... Costume Design
... Art Direction
... Set Decoration
... First Assistant Director
... Assistant Director Trainee
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Production Design
... Unit Manager
... Production Manager
... Property Master
... Graphic Designer
... Storyboard Artist
... Set Dresser
... Set Dresser
... Set Dresser
... Additional Set Dresser
... Boom Operator
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Key Grip
... Second Assistant "B" Camera
... Steadicam Operator
... Digital Imaging Technician
... Dolly Grip
... Generator Operator
... Still Photographer
... Best Boy Grip
... Gaffer
... Extras Casting
... Extras Casting Assistant
... Editorial Coordinator
... Dailies Operator
... Location Manager
... Assistant Location Manager
... Location Scout
... Additional Casting
... Production Accountant
... Production Coordinator
... Production Executive
... Editor
... Editor
... Script Supervisor
... Co-Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Production Assistant
... Music Supervisor
... Title Designer
... Title Designer
... Location Manager
... Co-Producer
... Co-Executive Producer
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Colorist
... Studio Teacher
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Compositor
... Compositor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Visual Effects Compositor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Visual Effects Compositor
... Visual Effects Compositor
... Visual Effects Producer
... ADR Mixer
... Foley Artist
... Sound Effects Editor
... ADR Mixer
... Foley Editor
... Sound Effects Editor
... ADR Mixer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Designer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Sound Editor
... ADR Mixer
... Set Dresser
... Set Decoration Buyer
... Assistant Property Master
... Concept Artist
... Set Dresser
... Colorist
... Second Assistant Director
... Title Designer
... Title Designer
... Compositor
... Digital Compositor
... Compositor
... Digital Intermediate Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Music Editor
... Executive Producer
... Co-Executive Producer
... Co-Executive Producer
... Location Sound Mixer
... Short Story
... Title Designer
... Thanks
... Thanks
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Makeup Department Head
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... First Assistant Hairstylist
... Key Makeup Artist
... First Assistant Makeup Artist
... Hair Department Head
... Makeup Effects Designer
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Stunt Double
... Stunt Double
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Second Unit Director of Photography
... Casting Associate
... Thanks
... Online Editor
... Rigging Gaffer
... Post Production Supervisor
... Assistant Art Director
... Title Designer
... Additional Photography
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