The Monkey
The Monkey is definitely the best Halloween movie I’ve seen this year! A great Halloween movie isn’t just about pure fright - it’s fun, it’s campy, and it’s clever, and if it’s also scary that’s a bonus. While The Monkey is light on the scary, it makes up for it in all the other categories. Unless you’re squeamish, I’d definitely recommend this.
-Z
Definitely more dark comedy than horror here I’d say, but such a fun ride! Most of the movie felt unpredictable and wildly chaotic, but the ending felt a little lacking in the plot/writing. Still, I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would based on the reviews. I love the creativity of the horror/comedy blends like this - keep ‘em coming!
-E
“Everybody dies. Some of us peacefully and in our sleep, and some of us... horribly. And that's life.” -Lois
I rarely like to say that I know more than others in movies, but I truly believe that I do know more seeing the reviews. The number one thing that needs to be understood is that this is a comedy, not a horror film. I know it is marketed as such and if you go into it wanting to watch a horror film, specifically like Oz Perkins’ last film Longlegs, you will be disappointed. If you go in with the right attitude, you are in for a hoot. It's not a traditionally great film with deep themes and fantastic acting that would make an 8, but it all worked so well for me. I just had a lot of fun and if you can deal with gore I think you need to watch it.
-J on 3/31/25
