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03/24/02
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The Monkey's Mask (2001)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:13
Rotten:17
Average Rating:5.2/10
Theatrical Release:Jul 27, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Jill (Susie Porter) is a twentysomething private investigator called up by a pair of distraught parents to find their missing daughter. The trail of the missing girl, an amateur poet, leads lesbian... [More]
Starring: Kelly McGillis, Susie Porter, Marton Csokas, Abbie Cornish
Director: Samantha Lang
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Reviews for The Monkey's Mask
Samantha Lang's flat, paceless direction and Annie Kennedy's painfully expository script ... makes the conceit seem preposterous.
07/27/01
Top CriticLooks slick on the surface, but underneath is a plot so tangled, frayed and silly it's about as suspenseful as the Keystone Cops.
08/24/01
Poetry, lesbian sex and murder might be a killer combination if a deadly pace weren't included in the mix.
08/24/01
Top CriticEmphasizes sex at the expense of mystery.
12/06/01
Top CriticCarries the leaden whiff of the ghosts of thrillers past.
09/27/01
You Should Pay Nine Bucks to See This: If you hate poetry. It will make your prejudice seem justified.
09/06/01
The film seems dimly aware of its own ridiculousness, but it lacks the constitution for self-mockery.
07/24/01
Top CriticThe mystery story seemed drained of any suspense.
06/22/02
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02/09/06
The film, with lurid and kinky elements familiar to those who remember Dario Argento or Radley Metzger, provides slumming without guilt.
08/27/01
No review available.
08/12/05
An uneasy mix of tired detective-movie clichés and low-key arty pretension.
06/14/02
Top CriticIt might be dressed up differently, but Monkey's is still a good, old-fashioned murder mystery.
07/20/01
Top CriticSusie Porter delivers another smashing performance.
07/27/01
Boasts strong, highly watchable perfs.
09/28/01
Top CriticWary, conflicted, gutsy, and simpatico, [Lang'd] make a fine series character.
12/14/01
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10/05/01
Its central mystery is less intriguing and more predictable than your average game of Clue.
07/27/01
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