Rotten
You can almost see money dripping off the walls of the sets and cybersets in this special-effects extravaganza.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Monkeybone
Get boned!
2001 · 1h 33m · PG-13
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Henry Selick
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Monkeybone
Overview
After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!
Director and cast
- Henry Selick Director
- Brendan Fraser as Stu Miley
- Bridget Fonda as Dr. Julie McElroy
- John Turturro as Monkeybone (voice)
- Chris Kattan as Organ Donor Stu
- Giancarlo Esposito as Hypnos
- Rose McGowan as Miss Kitty
- Dave Foley as Herb
- Megan Mullally as Kimmy Miley
- Bob Odenkirk as Head Surgeon
- Whoopi Goldberg as Death
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
21%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The design is often brilliant, although the film is nowhere near as tasteless or funny as it ought to be.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
Why do I still have a soft spot for this flick? Because there are glimmers of intelligence in the mess, because it must have driven the marketing department crazy, and because it fails so differently than all those run-of-the-mill failures.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
There's unwieldy mess -- but there's also unruly brilliance to this dark and funny story.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
One of those newfangled production design monstrosities that grabs you by the collar in the first ten minutes, then shakes you around like a rag doll until you're ready to drop.
Paul Tatara, CNN.com
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