The Monkey

I went into this film knowing very little. Yet I was pleasantly surprised. I did not know it had so much comedic moments but it worked as a perfect blend between the gory and serious parts of the film.

I found the design and look of the monkey itself to be pretty creepy and I dug the idea that it was some entity or God-like being. It was reminiscent of the Annabelle doll from the conjuring series. However, I feel like the monkey brought a more menacing and brutal aspect to the "spirit" or "haunt" sub-genre.

I did enjoy the first act probably the most when our protagonists were teenagers and discovering the brutal powers of the monkey. I felt like there was more emotional connection in this part opposed to the second and third acts once we got the time jump.

The highlight of the film was definitely the comedy, gorey kills and production design. The film looked and sounded good.

The main downfall was when the time skip occurred, the emotional connection was lost between the characters and I wasn't as invested in the final act.

However, in saying this I thoroughly enjoyed this dark comedy, it had some great horror moments and great kills (I'll be looking out for the kill count)

7/10 Drum beats 🥁