Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Cast: Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Liam Neeson, Toby
Kebbell, Ben Moor, Lewis MacDougall
Release Date: Dec
23, 2016
Rated PG-13 for Thematic Content and Some Scary Images
Runtime: 1 hr. 48 min.
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Review:
Juan Antonio Bayona’s A Monster Calls is an interesting
fantasy parable with a very human message.
Bayona crafts together a beautifully gothic tale with some impressive
visual flourishes peppered in throughout.
Its pace is decidedly measured and methodical throughout. It might be a turnoff to some because it does
move at snail’s pace during large portions of the film. The monster and his tales are wonderfully
animated through lush water colored animation which is as striking as it is
effective. The cast lead by Lewis MacDougall is stellar through out and you’d
think with the bigger names in the film, MacDougall might get lost in the
shuffle but he never does. He turns in an impressive performance filled with
melancholy and visible pain. Its finale
delivers a simple and
straightforward lesson but do so with a strong emotional
punch sure to leave many in tears.
B+
omg i love this movie. i didn't think it was slow. I thought it moved well and was very poignant
ReplyDeleteDitto, I could see people complaining about the pace but I thought it was extremely well done!
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