Monster Hunt
| Release Date: January 22, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughJan 21, 2016
He (Hui) does not achieve the surreal grandeur of Hayao Miyazaki’s animated films, but he has enough imagination and talent to engage his audience on its own level. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartJan 20, 2016
If you’re willing to overlook some monstrously big plot holes and logic gaps, this half-animated Chinese blockbuster is an agreeably bonkers, occasionally disturbing cinematic ride. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyDevan CogganJan 27, 2016
The plot is even more nonsensical than it sounds, but the monsters’ high-energy antics and the humans’ martial-arts skills make for a delightfully bizarre adventure romp. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenJan 23, 2016
Director Raman Hui mixes martial-arts fights and slapstick comedy (lots of mugging by Jing) into a whimsical, fast-paced monster mash. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsJan 22, 2016
Chinese blockbuster Monster Hunt is a sappy, crowd-pleasing, tonally wonky fantasy-adventure/comedy that pits dorky-looking monsters against over-acting cornball comedians/monster-hunters. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJan 24, 2016
Monster Hunt is not a movie that aims for narrative dexterity, or subtlety, or grace. It’s a blunt, bloated object, designed to bludgeon us with silly action and broad humor. Read full review
60
SlateDavid EhrlichJan 22, 2016
The plot is too erratic and incoherent to follow, but the constant barrage of noises and colors is more than enough to keep kids entertained. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJan 21, 2016
The film is far from perfect, but it’s certainly ambitious, often entertaining and, compared to the feeble competition from new American films of the moment, a singing, dancing, stomping and chomping “Citizen Kane.” Read full review
58
The Film StageJared MobarakMar 10, 2016
There’s a charm to this that makes Monster Hunt worth seeing if only for curiosity’s sake. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJan 21, 2016
Some of this recalls Stephen Chow’s “Journey to the West,” minus the brilliance. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJan 20, 2016
Monster Hunt combines a lot of qualities from the other items on the all-timer’s list: epic action, elaborate special effects, broad comedy, and a style that could best be described as “exhausting.” Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 12, 2016
Take it as a transitional comedy for kids about to outgrow “Kung Fu Panda” and keep your expectations low — very low — and you won’t mind it. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonJan 21, 2016
While individual sequences are genuinely entertaining, Monster Hunt remains considerably less than the sum of its many parts. Read full review
40
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyJan 19, 2016
There are some scary moments among the slapstick, and the picture surprisingly doesn't pull its punches during its Harry and the Hendersons–style denouement, but Monster Hunt is hindered by its overlong running time and often mawkish sentimentality. Read full review
37
Washington PostStephanie MerryJan 21, 2016
Monster Hunt has visual appeal to spare, but the allure ends there. Read full review
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