Monsters (2010) (2010) poster
2010 · sci-fi · drama

Monsters (2010)

Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg1h 29m2010
ElsewhereIMDb3.62kTMDB5.2105
  • sombre
  • measured
  • inventive
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Sombre, measured, measured sci-fi / drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

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Sherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.

Our read · Monsters (2010) (2010) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive sci-fi · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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You want cheesy B-movie fun with Sherlock Holmes battling impossible monsters.

ends triumphantyou’ll be fine aftera rollercoastergrips by minute 10attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violence

Skip it tonightYou expect high production value or serious Holmes adaptation.

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Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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