Monstrous (2022)
Genre: Horror / Mystery
Duration: 89 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Chris Sivertson
Stars: Christina Ricci, Santino Barnard and Colleen Camp
IMDb score:
4,7 (5.662)
Releasedate: 13 May 2022
Monstrous plot
"The past can pull you under."
Laura flees her abusive husband from whom she is left with a trauma. With her seven-year-old son Cody, she moves to an idyllic and secluded place where they find a greater and more horrific evil. Their physical and mental well-being is put to the test.
Actors and actresses
Laura
Cody
Mr. Langtree
Mrs. Langtree
Mr. Alonzo
Jane
Policeman
Legionnaire
Grandmother
Young Grandmother
Reviews & comments
UmbraVitae
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- 4376 messages
- 4084 votes
Watchable and quite atmospheric drama, with an edge of mystery surrounding it. I already had some things to think about in the right direction, intense sadness and not being able to resolve the fact, which really made me experience it as a drama film, but there was nothing wrong with that. Film does not seem to find a larger audience for the time being. Still worth watching. I'm going for a 7/10.
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Shadowed
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- 11421 messages
- 6719 votes
Mediocre.
The director has actually managed to add a few films to this industry. They may not have been good films, but Monstrous clearly exudes a certain degree of quality. It's obviously not very good yet, but among the many deeply sad works that are being released, this film feels just a little bit better.
This film does not rely so much on the concept of monsters, but attempts to find balance on some deeper topics. That ultimately works against the film, because the film relies on the fairly scarce horror elements. The effects are very reasonable, the cinematography is also quite nice and the filters during the more atmospheric scenes are very nice.
Less is the somewhat bland decoration of the surroundings. It does feel very frumpy the way this film is decorated and Ricci's appearance doesn't exactly help that. It's a bit on the simple, uncreative side. Furthermore, the film does not run particularly well, because the large dose of drama is simply not that effective. If it does take up such a large part of the film, it means that for an overwhelming part it simply doesn't work.
The acting is nice, the mysterious aspect is quite fascinating, but unfortunately the film does not offer much more than that. It's harmless fodder among the many horror films coming out these days, but that doesn't mean it really goes way above the line. You will hit them worse, but in turn you will also hit them much, much better.
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lang pee
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- 3334 messages
- 1442 votes
Where do they keep getting those bad films? And a golden tip, if you let someone smoke, take someone who has ever seen a cigarette, because otherwise it seems really ridiculous. Can come up with a whole story, but this is just bad, as the 4.7 on IMBD indicates.....a crap film
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