Monsters: Dark Continent
RADiUS-TWC | Release Date: April 17, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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80
EmpireKim NewmanApr 16, 2015
An unconventional sequel to an unconventional film, this works as a standalone picture with its own distinctive take on alien invasion but also expands what now seem like a franchise with potential to deliver more and varied snapshots of human behaviour in extreme circumstances. Read full review
60
Total FilmNeil SmithApr 28, 2015
Ambitiously staged and impressively shot, Monsters: Dark Continent makes a bold stab at mounting a franchise but lacks the vision and surprise of its predecessor. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinApr 16, 2015
Whatever the filmmakers' subtextual intentions may be, the film certainly gets stronger and more compelling as it goes on, thanks in part to intense emoting on the part of its cast, with Harris, Keeley and especially Soller standing out particularly. Read full review
60
Village VoiceRob StaegerApr 14, 2015
Green seems to be asking: In the face of beasts whose scale and life cycles we can't begin to grasp, how can we allow our fellow human beings to be so unknowable? Read full review
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VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 16, 2015
Though the sequel features far more footage of the giant beasts, including a spectacular nighttime scene in which one of the bioluminescent creatures ejects phosphorescent spores into the desert sky, the story remains stubbornly focused on relatively uninteresting human concerns. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiApr 16, 2015
Whereas the original "Monsters" was a road movie about an odd couple fleeing an alien-infested zone, "Dark Continent" cribs from contemporary war movies like "The Hurt Locker" and "American Sniper," then tosses in extraterrestrials as an afterthought. Read full review
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The PlaylistOliver LytteltonApr 16, 2015
A sour, tedious and derivative film that doesn't just prove disappointing in its own right, it actively makes us resent the first film retroactively for inspiring it. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeApr 15, 2015
Here, the monsters are entirely incidental to the story. Instead we are forced to sit through 119 punishing minutes of what plays like a dorm-room answer to modern war films, complete with the constant profanity and masculine hysterics that pass for impact in an immature script. Read full review
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