Monstrous
Screen Media Films | Release Date: May 13, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

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84
TheWrapRonda Racha PenriceMay 13, 2022
Monstrous offers a strong premise and some fresh twists, particularly in a genre where gimmicky filmmaking has prevailed. Read full review
70
The New YorkerAnthony LaneMay 10, 2022
Mystery buffs will see a twist coming from afar, and connoisseurs of horror will be underscared, yet the film sits squarely in the Ricci canon. Once again, she leaves us wondering: Is her character the victim of menace and disorientation, or could she herself be the wellspring of strangeness? Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsMay 13, 2022
Christina Ricci does most, if not all, of the emotional lifting in the lightweight horror drama Monstrous, a period piece about a single mom and her son who, in 1955, run away from home and re-settle in an isolated lakeside house. Read full review
60
Screen RantFerdosa AbdiMay 16, 2022
Ricci’s assured and robust lead performance helps build upon some exciting ideas in the script and is ultimately the reason to watch. She is thoroughly captivating and, while the film never reaches her level of excellence, it is still a relatively fun, wonky ride. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMay 14, 2022
For the most part this is a captivating mood piece, held together by Ricci’s take on a woman who is chasing an impossible idyll while being trailed by something dark and murky. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonMay 12, 2022
An uneven but likable horror film with one of the better plot twists in recent memory. Read full review
40
SlashfilmSarah MilnerMay 13, 2022
There's a difference between intentionally misleading the audience and cleverly setting up, then subverting, expectations. Ultimately, "Monstrous" does the former, leaning far too heavily on expository dialogue that fundamentally contradicts everything the audience is seeing. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 10, 2022
The jeopardy is built-into the situation, but the frights feel low-stakes and simply don’t get the scary job done. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerMay 11, 2022
What really drags it down is the wafer-thin script by Carol Chrest, which neither Sivertson nor a determined if sometimes overblown Ricci can pull past its messy metaphor and undeserved twists. Read full review
16
The A.V. ClubBrent SimonMay 13, 2022
Unfortunately, it’s hard to imagine a more stillborn finished product, an exercise in tedium which checks the barest boxes of “completed movie” and possibly delivers unknown benefits for some of those executive producers, but otherwise offers nothing that might engage an audience. Read full review
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