Review of Spanking the Monkey (1994) by Alex M — 03 May 2014
Even from film one, David O. Russell signified himself as a man well crafted in the art of black comedies. Spanking the Monkey is about a hair lengths away from turning into a dark drama every second of the way, but Russell manages to keep the humor (albeit, dark dangerous humor) at an all time high and what we get is a terrific debut film that ranks up there with some of the Coen's early work.
Led by a terrific cast, especially the talents of Jeremy Davies and Alberta Watson, and matched with a terrific script, O. Russell's Spanking the Monkey is not for all but should be seen by all nonetheless.
This review of Spanking the Monkey (1994) was written by Alex M on 03 May 2014.
Spanking the Monkey has generally received positive reviews.
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