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Monkeybone (2001) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Monkeybone (2001) a score of 2.3798 out of 4
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Monkeybone (2001) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
There's unwieldy mess -- but there's also unruly brilliance to this dark and funny story about the havoc that ensues when a man's uncensored Freudian id is allowed the run of the place. ...read the complete Monkeybone movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Monkeybone (2001) scores a combined 3.31 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com pulls Monkeybonefilmcritic.com pulls Monkeybone
Despite Fox's attempts to market this film on the coattails of director Henry Selick's success with Tim Burton vehicle The Nightmare Before Christmas, be thou not fooled. Monkeybone bears none of the charm or character of its predecessor. The story of a ...read the complete Monkeybone movie review at filmcritic.com pulls Monkeybone
Monkeybone (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Grand fantasy, in which Brendan Fraser and stylish design and energetic special effects play off one another for maximum fun. ...read the complete Monkeybone movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Monkeybone (2001) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Despite the animation and comedy, not for small children as there are brief intensly scary scenes. But for older teens and adults, it is brilliant and witty. ...read the complete Monkeybone movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Monkeybone (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for NutzWorld (Blake French)NutzWorld (Blake French)
The filmmaking and creative juices save this otherwise preposterous picture. ...read the complete Monkeybone movie review at NutzWorld (Blake French)
Monkeybone (2001) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Not that long ago, it was a painstaking task to mix animated characters with real ones. But not any more - now, with digital techniques, the co-mingling can be almost seamless. By today's standards, the once cutting-edge approach of Who Framed Roger Rabbi ...read the complete Monkeybone movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Monkeybone (2001) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (A.O. Scott)The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
The movie is booby-trapped with so many loud gags that some of its sneakier humor is nearly lost in the din. ...read the complete Monkeybone movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Monkeybone (2001) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
Wildly uneven collage of effects and live action is no Disney-bland vision of dreams gone bonkers. There's enough Freudian material to reupholster a thousand therapy couches. ...read the complete Monkeybone movie review at USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
 
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Monkeybone (2001) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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