Monkeybone
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 23, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
11
Negative:
12
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Film.comRobert Horton
Looks like a very cheerful and imaginative accident. Read full review
60
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Although Monkeybone will undoubtedly make you laugh at its slapstick highjinks, the irony is that for a movie that's ultimately about soul, that's the one commodity that's in precious short supply up on the screen. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
A fairly serious psychodrama rendered in cartoon images. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Selick proves a clumsy director of live-action scenes and never overcomes the muddled, half-baked script or the scatological gags. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
It's alternately mind-boggling and patience-testing, mixing astounding sequences of over-the-top invention with scenes of inept acting and indifferent filmmaking. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Too grotesque for children and just too silly for their parents. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
A shapeless, chaotic, overly frantic comedy that manages to make almost no sense, even if you're paying close attention. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
An occasionally delightful mess of a movie.
50
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Like so many movies that depend on effects for effect, plot comes in a poor second to spectacle. That leaves the Fraser, funny and sexy as hell, left with little chance to prove it. Read full review
42
Mr. ShowbizCody Clark
A movie interesting enough in its conception to appeal to adults winds up being best suited to preadolescent sensibilities. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The scenes set on earth--messy, predictable satire about the commercial exploitation of fevered genius. The unconscious/underworld scenes may be boring because neosurrealism is a cliche. Read full review
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