Little Monsters
Altitude Films | Release Date: October 8, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
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10
Negative:
0
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The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 15, 2019
The pure silliness of this idea is enjoyable. The children give guileless performances, and Nyong’o gamely plays the broad comedy for all its worth. Read full review
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Screen DailyAnthony KaufmanFeb 2, 2019
Little Monsters doesn’t exactly reanimate the popular subgenre in novel ways, but there’s enough humorous gags, suspenseful scares, fleshy gore, and quite surprisingly, a dash of heartfelt sentiment, to make for an amusing thrill-ride. Read full review
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VarietyAmy NicholsonFeb 2, 2019
The paradox of "Little Monsters" is that it’s so guileless in its story and execution, it could have been made for kids, except for the disembowelings. Still, Nyong’o not only survives the film with her dignity intact, the audience might exit admiring her more. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyFeb 1, 2019
Little Monsters irreverently builds enough good will and comic energy in the early-going to carry it to its conclusion, so it’s bound to gather a cult of some dimension. Read full review
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The Film StageJordan RaupJan 31, 2019
Never truly scary or side-splitting hilarious (aside from one of the single greatest visual jokes I’ve seen in a long while, involving a kindergarten class picture), Little Monsters can often feel toothless in its bite, ending up being a watchable, if watered-down zombie comedy. Read full review
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New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriOct 12, 2019
Rarely have I seen a horror-comedy as joyless as Little Monsters. Which feels like a weird (and sad) thing to say, because rarely have I seen a horror-comedy that is also so insistent in its humor, so determined to try and entertain me, as Little Monsters. It’s fast, loud, and impossibly shrill — except when it quiets down, which is when it briefly, belatedly comes to life. Read full review
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New York PostSara StewartOct 10, 2019
Director-writer Abe Forsythe (“Down Under”) nails a handful of funny juxtapositions, but too often leans into mean-spirited and tired yuks. As far as red flags for lameness go, fat-kid and pooping your pants jokes are, well, dead giveaways. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comNick AllenOct 8, 2019
It’s all overly precious and just not funny enough, even if it is a blood-soaked tribute to those who would look at the story as just another day of underpaid work. Read full review
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The PlaylistJason BaileyFeb 1, 2019
[Nyong’o is] so good, in fact, that the pleasure of her performance makes “Little Monsters” worth seeing. But just barely. Read full review
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The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliOct 10, 2019
The charismatic Nyong’o is easily the best part of this feeble Australian horror comedy. Read full review
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