Review of The Monk (2011) by Michael Atkinson for Time Out — 05 Mar 2013
The sense of old-school piety as lust under inhuman pressure is juicy and polished, if a little earnest about spiritual conflict and too entranced with its LOTR-ish medieval trappings. In fact, as monksploitation goes, Dominik Moll’s film is sober and straight when it should be crazy and hot-blooded.
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This review of The Monk (2011) was written by Michael Atkinson and published by Time Out on 05 Mar 2013.
The Monk has generally received mixed reviews.
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