Monkeybone
February 2001
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Lisa Alspector
You can almost see money dripping off the walls of the sets and cybersets in this special-effects extravaganza.
Derek Adams
The design is often brilliant, although the film is nowhere near as tasteless or funny as it ought to be.
Rick Groen
Why do I still have a soft spot for this flick? Because there are glimmers of intelligence in the mess, because it must have driven the marketing department crazy, and because it fails so differently than all those run-of-the-mill failures.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
There's unwieldy mess -- but there's also unruly brilliance to this dark and funny story.
Paul Tatara
One of those newfangled production design monstrosities that grabs you by the collar in the first ten minutes, then shakes you around like a rag doll until you're ready to drop.
Rita Kempley
The result is a script so needlessly complicated that it defies comprehension.
Critic reviews
Lisa Alspector
You can almost see money dripping off the walls of the sets and cybersets in this special-effects extravaganza.
Derek Adams
The design is often brilliant, although the film is nowhere near as tasteless or funny as it ought to be.
Rick Groen
Why do I still have a soft spot for this flick? Because there are glimmers of intelligence in the mess, because it must have driven the marketing department crazy, and because it fails so differently than all those run-of-the-mill failures.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
There's unwieldy mess -- but there's also unruly brilliance to this dark and funny story.
Paul Tatara
One of those newfangled production design monstrosities that grabs you by the collar in the first ten minutes, then shakes you around like a rag doll until you're ready to drop.
Rita Kempley
The result is a script so needlessly complicated that it defies comprehension.
Dennis Harvey
The guy can't control his 'monkey,' get it? Heh-heh. Yep, that's the whole concept. Heh. Pretty twisted, eh? Heh ... har ... um ... zzzzzz.
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Cast and credits
Actors | Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro, Chris Kattan, Giancarlo Esposito, Rose McGowan, Whoopi Goldberg |
Director | Henry Selick |
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Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
92 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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