The Monster

2016

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror

72
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 40% · 48 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 20639 20.6K

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Plot summary

A mother and her 10-year old daughter are trapped in a forest. There is something in this forest. Something unlike anything they have heard before. Something that lurks in the darkness and it’s coming after them.

Director

Bryan Bertino Photo
Bryan Bertino

Top cast

Scott Speedman Photo
Scott Speedman as Roy
Ella Ballentine Photo
Ella Ballentine as Lizzy
Aaron Douglas Photo
Aaron Douglas as Jesse
Zoe Kazan Photo
Zoe Kazan as Kathy
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
676.09 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 4
1.39 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kosmasp 7 / 10

Don't go ... outside the car

The relationship between the mother and her child is the number one priority here. So while this is a horror movie (mostly in the psychological area), it is also a Drama. And some of the best Horror movies (that are not Slashers or particularly explicitly violent) have been Dramas at heart too.And while I get that the child may seem annoying to some and some decisions made feel rushed, the casting was good and the script was decent enough giving them all something to play with (no pun intended). The movie is very dark (both in tone and in visual flair) and while it does drift into expected (read cliché territory) and has somewhat of a downfall towards the end (and maybe for some a slow beginning), overall the positive things do win over ...
Reviewed by enriqueayalajr 6 / 10

Seemed like they were indecisive on whether to play the addiction symbolical aspect or the straight up monster flick but it kept me wondering enough to be okay with 6 stars.

They got stuck somewhere between the saint maud symbolic style and "screw it let's just make a monster movie" because I thought for a second they were going to play on the "addiction is a monster" thing but then where would a monster killing a tow truck driver fit in in that so I 86d trying to interpret it in that way and thought to myself "I'll just enjoy a monster movie" and that worked when all else failed so I gave it 6 stars... with that being said dumb decisions are never good... especially when in a life or death situation where you actually have a minute to think about what your going to do instead of just having to do it... but it executed edge of your seat nevertheless.... if you go into watching with more of a monster movie expectation then it's going to suck for you... enjoy yourself watch a horror movie and stop whining...
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