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By Alexis G (177) on 13 Oct 2016

This is such a beautiful movie, with pretty cool effects, but it is just so sad…

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By José Carlos Á (135) on 13 Oct 2016

This is such a beautiful movie, with pretty cool effects, but it is just so sad…

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By Carlos C (314) on 13 Oct 2016

This is such a beautiful movie, with pretty cool effects, but it is just so sad…

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By Adam Sweeting (122) for The Arts Desk (640) on 13 Oct 2016

J A Bayona has conjured a bittersweet and often painfully moving account of bereavement and growing up…

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By Dan M (2,128) on 13 Oct 2016

This is such a beautiful movie, with pretty cool effects, but it is just so sad…

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By Max H (471) on 12 Oct 2016

Not nearly as schmaltzy as I anticipated, I found this mature fantasy (in the grand del Toro tradition) to have a great depth lacking from…

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By Peter Turner (36) for Starburst (899) on 12 Oct 2016

Despite its fantastical elements and occasionally obvious plot points, it is a film about emotional truths and an admirable attempt to inject…

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By Luis Caviaro (6) for Espinof (390) on 11 Oct 2016

In my experience, I did not quite feel the painful truth of the characters because I got distracted by the beauty of the images…

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By David Sexton (322) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 08 Oct 2016

Darkly inspired, A Monster Calls is highly affecting - but surely too much so as a survival aid for the children who might need it…

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By Matt Looker (202) for TheShiznit.co.uk (506) on 07 Oct 2016

A glorious, colourful mesh of styles that reflects Connor's inner conflict and turmoil; a melody for his mother's malady…

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By Javier Ocaña (196) for El Pais (Spain) (511) on 06 Oct 2016

A tear jerker for very sensitive people but if you're not one of them, you will not be moved because of the excessive narrative precision…

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By Jonathan Hatfull (125) for SciFiNow (378) on 06 Oct 2016

Even though it's roaring its message in your face, it's a message that is undeniably important, incredibly moving and honestly delivered…

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By Steve Pond (235) for TheWrap (3,203) on 05 Oct 2016

It tries hard to simultaneously be exciting, emotional and magical…

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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 05 Oct 2016

Bayona knows how to turn the screw of sentiment, not so much jerking tears as gradually filling a well of sadness until it can't help but spill out…

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By Andrea G. Bermejo (61) for Cinemanía (Spain) (558) on 04 Oct 2016

A story of a bullied child, a mother with cancer and a bad tempered grandmother. Only the director can save us from this scenario…

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By Jakob H (11) on 02 Oct 2016

Beautiful visuals, and a tearjerker that earned my tears. I'll gladly see it again when it releases in theaters…

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By Nee L (1) on 02 Oct 2016

A very emotional journey that pulls you into a young teen's painful attempt to deal with his mom's declining health due to cancer…

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By Marten Carlson (11) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 30 Sep 2016

Mixing horror movie imagery with honest, heart-wrenching human truths, Bayona has created a dark, coming-of-age masterpiece…

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By Shane Slater (54) for AwardsCircuit.com (450) on 27 Sep 2016

It begs you to forgive any flaws ... for the sake of its important message. Under all its flashy visuals, it reminds us that life isn't a fairy tale…

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By Marcos Gandía (63) for Sensacine (386) on 27 Sep 2016

A film where its director stands out as a prodigy on a technical and dramatic level. [Full review in Spanish]…

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