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THE MONK (LE MOINE)Movie Reviews
French language thriller about a devout monk who succumbs to temptation after recovering from a nearly fatal scorpion bite. Cast:Vincent Cassel, Deborah Francois, Josephine Japy, Sergi Lopez, Catherine Mouchet, Geraldine Chaplin, Frederic Noaille, Roxane DuranDirector:Dominik MollRelease Date:March 8, 2013DVD Release:May 14, 2013Rating:RLength:1 hr 41 min
MAY 14, 2013
The Monk (Le moine), Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
The Monk (Le moine) played in key cities to good not great reviews. • Colin Covert wrote in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, "...genuinely eerie, but told at a too-stately pace.... chockablock with twists and surprise revelations that make its tastefully rendered depravity all the more disturbing." More Reviews Below...
The Monk (Le moine) Positive Reviews (12 Reviews, reviews below)
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...a work whose elegant atmospherics ultimately overwhelm the story, even with the terrific Vincent Cassel in the title role.... tastefully overwrought..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 03/08/13
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a slick gothic tale of a friar gone wrong.... ought to titillate and transgress more. Director Dominik Moll can confess to doing neither."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 463 words, 03/08/13
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...at times the tasteful restraint dampens the lurid fun.... But the finale, in which godly rites are juxtaposed against the vilest of sins, builds to an unholy power."(See all of Alan Scherstuhl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 03/06/13
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...genuinely eerie, but told at a too-stately pace.... chockablock with twists and surprise revelations that make its tastefully rendered depravity all the more disturbing."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 163 words, 03/08/13
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a beautiful-looking film that portends disaster. And disaster arrives, eventually. It just takes its time getting there.... it's worth the wait."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 584 words, 03/08/13
Soren Andersen, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Atmospheric and stylish, all of it.... By the end, the film has revealed itself to be a too-predictable potboiler, served piping hot."(See all of Soren Andersen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 03/08/13
Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "Not to be mistaken for a serious treatment of religious fervor or clerical corruption... instead a knowingly over-the-top bit of gothic nuttiness."(See all of Marc Mohan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 03/08/13
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "...at times the tasteful restraint dampens the lurid fun.... But the finale, in which godly rites are juxtaposed against the vilest of sins, builds to an unholy power."(See all of Alan Scherstuhl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 03/06/13
Tina Hassannia, Slant: WEAK(cg) "...the film diminishes the significance of secondary characters to focus on the repressed inner lubricity of its bleary-eyed titular protagonist, Ambrosio..."(See all of Tina Hassannia's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 675 words, 03/08/13
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...a work whose elegant atmospherics ultimately overwhelm the story, even with the terrific Vincent Cassel in the title role.... tastefully overwrought..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 03/08/13
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Jonathan Holland, Variety: FAIR "...visually ravishing, dramatically austere... the result is a dry, uninvolving Freudian study... the film offers no new angle on tropes that were already tired a century ago..."(See all of Jonathan Holland's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 573 words, 01/11/12
Bernard Besserglik, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "...ultimately the movie disappoints, failing to convince either as spectacle or as a fable about religious obsession.... The screenplay is at times labored..."(See all of Bernard Besserglik's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 484 words, 07/25/11
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...a work whose elegant atmospherics ultimately overwhelm the story, even with the terrific Vincent Cassel in the title role.... tastefully overwrought..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 03/08/13
14.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Monk (Le moine)'s reviews are separated by an average 14.1 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
The Monk (Le moine) (12 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:The Monk (Le moine)'s reviews cover 11.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,581 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 382 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 44 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Monk (Le moine)'s reviews on average broke 44 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is The Monk (Le moine)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Monk (Le moine) (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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