A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
#1A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/12/17 at 8:05am
I can't remember the last film I saw with such a unbearable sense of sadness, I was stifling audible sobs. But in saying that moments of joyous wonder, heartbreak and visual magic makes this a must see. It really is something very special
#2A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/12/17 at 10:37am
It really was unrelenting in its sadness but it was a gorgeous film with extraordinary performances.
#3A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/12/17 at 1:32pm
Hello? No, it's "Munster"...with a "u"...we're not in the film.
#4A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/19/17 at 1:37pm
It's so sad that this amazing movie bombed so severely at the box office. Especially considering that Monster Trucks made three times as much money in one weekend than this movie made in its entire run. You're seeing the wrong monster movie, America.
#5A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/27/17 at 10:56am
I can't believe that it under performed the way it did, it was something so different and special
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#6A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/27/17 at 2:23pm
The accent aside, I thought Sigourney Weaver was spectacular in her role as the Grandmother. Without spoiler (hopefully), one of my favorite scenes was the one where Connor unleashes his anger and destroys a significant article within in the room.
I don't know whether it was a result of the script, direction, or Weaver's acting choice, but I thought the way she played that scene was genius. I'm always impressed by actors who can convincingly convey so much of a character in the absence of dialog.
#7A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/27/17 at 3:56pm
It's so sad that this amazing movie bombed so severely at the box office. Especially considering that Monster Trucks made three times as much money in one weekend than this movie made in its entire run.
Well...yeah. I mean, have seen who's President?
#8A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/28/17 at 12:17pm
John Adams said: "The accent aside, I thought Sigourney Weaver was spectacular in her role as the Grandmother. Without spoiler (hopefully), one of my favorite scenes was the one where Connor unleashes his anger and destroys a significant article within in the room.
I don't know whether it was a result of the script, direction, or Weaver's acting choice, but I thought the way she played that scene was genius. I'm always impressed by actors who can convincingly convey so much of a character in the absence of dialog.
Yes, that scene was brilliantly played.
#9A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/28/17 at 2:52pm
Yeah, I would have put money on her receiving another Oscar nomination based on that scene, alone.
#10A Monster Calls
Posted: 1/29/17 at 1:05pm
Not surprisingly, parents would rather take their kids to see a movie about how their dead dogs will be reborn and come back to them, rather than one that deals with loss and grief and guilt in a mature and sensitive manner.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#11A Monster Calls
Posted: 5/1/17 at 7:58pm
Watched this over the weekend. What a great intelligent film. I really loved it.
#12A Monster Calls
Posted: 5/1/17 at 11:05pm
I saw it this weekend as well and I was wiping away many tears by the end. What a beautiful film. Hope others take the opportunity to see it now that it's available on DVD.
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