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Sorry, this movie sucks

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Blistering performances.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

This is a very displeasing film from Brendan Fresher's hit or miss film bag. While the idea original, and the voice work from John Turturro as Monkey bone is top notch, this film just feels too dark for kids and too random for anyone else. There's just no effort to make the plot watchable. Everything just breezes through, with loads of unfunny, random scenes, with one dimensional characters. The animation is unbearable and the world of the coma is ugly and dark. Brendan Frasher gives an OK performance and the jokes are just not there. Mostly this is just a forgettable film that came out in a February. he character development is horrible and we just don't find any reason to enjoy the story or to want Brendan's character to come out of a coma. D-

I am not saying that Henry Selick's films are bad, I loved Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline and I liked James and the Giant Peach. Monkeybone isn't completely terrible, it's just that it isn't particularly good either. The visuals do look great, as Selick's output often does. The soundtrack is memorable and Kitty is hot. However, the characters are dull and lacking any sort of personality particularly Fraser. The story had a good premise but was overall uninteresting and drags badly towards the end. The script has a lot of unfunny jokes and the dialogue itself epitomises blandness. On paper the cast seemed like a winner, but you know there's something wrong when all of them including Bridget Fonda are bogged down by lame writing and a dull character each. Overall, a disappointing movie and Selick's worst. It is not as bad as a movie of this sort like Cool World, because at least Monkeybone looked great and made sense, Monkeybone's problems were that it was dull in the story and characters and that it was poorly written. 4/10 Bethany Cox

I was flicking across the dial & found this potential indication of creative genius! It isn't as brilliant as it might have been! ... But it has its genuinely funny moments where the sense of what's going on inside each person, each character, is spelt out in adventurous pursuits that most production teams wouldn't have dared to produce!!!... I'd rather have a team of actors & movie-makers like this, who DARE to push the edges!!! ... And succeed 3 out of 4-5 times!!! ... Than those who work a conservative line of forgettable rubbish that too many prefer to mark with financially-motivated clones of other movies! ... For instance, consider what the "Flying High" & "Rocky" crews did to make more money & mileage out of their subsequent dubious propositions!... Yet the originals of "Flying High" & "Rocky" were worthy of being regarded as classics of their respective genres! ... It's jumpy & unpredictable & thought-provoking!!! ... But every now & then, it hits the spot!!! ... And when it does, makes the bewilderment & confusion worth enduring!I share the dismay & frustration other reviewers supportive of this movie have expressed, that some critics have belittled this QUALITY effort without justice or respect of its considerable merits!!! ... The critics won't inspire a future masterpiece.... But this movie "Monkeybone" madness just might!

Monkeybone is original no denying that.It seems to be geared to get a reaction - every pore in the first forty minutes is explored for it surreal quality - creatures of another world abound.If you like your films to be unusual and wacky then this is the film for you - Hellzapoppin meets Erasurehead with a rom-com gooey middle - just weirdly wonderful, and sometimes just plain weird.Not horrific at all it is like watching a circus show - and the energy is palpable - definitely worth viewing if you've never seen it, just don't expect to be just entertained this is ALice in Wonderland for a new generation and very, very strange medicines are involved...Great if you're in the mood, you'll hate it otherwise...