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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 14 May 2015

The evidence suggests director Tom Green is more a fan of Kathryn Bigelow and Terrence Malick than of Ray Harryhausen; that's not a bad thing,…

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By Chris A (1,156) on 07 May 2015

A better film than I expected, worth a watch if you liked the first 'Monsters…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 03 May 2015

The sub-Apocalypse Now existential/colonial angst lacks any form of grounding, despite committed performances from the core cast who engage…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 30 Apr 2015

A glum, ear-splitting rehash of familiar elements from The Hurt Locker and Saving Private Ryan with the slippery aliens as a side dish rather…

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By Patrick K (995) on 30 Apr 2015

Bad storyline. Bad everything. I don't even know what am I watching; A horror film? Thriller? Romance? Drama…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 29 Apr 2015

There are some inventive moments along the way, but these are interspersed with lots of posturing, yelling and brawling…

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By Alan Jones (357) for Radio Times (2,421) on 29 Apr 2015

It all makes for a powerful metaphor for the human condition during wartime, executed with remarkable skill, confidence and an astute fantasy feel…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 29 Apr 2015

If the idea is to show that war makes monsters of us all, then writer-director Tom Green can't quite seem to bring his film to say it…

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By Tom Huddleston (600) for Time Out (7,510) on 28 Apr 2015

A desert-set men-on-a-mission movie complete with jabbering jihadis, macho hysteria and the occasional extraterrestrial waving its tentacles…

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By Neil Smith (699) for Total Film (3,532) on 26 Apr 2015

Ambitiously staged and impressively shot, Monsters: Dark Continent makes a bold stab at mounting a franchise but lacks the vision and surprise…

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By Bryce K (31) on 25 Apr 2015

Movie was actually very good. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the story and acting actually was…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 21 Apr 2015

Suffers from a terrible case of cinematic aphasia. Clearly thinks it's saying something important and deep, but makes no damn sense at all…

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By Midlands M (168) on 21 Apr 2015

In 2010, a British visual effects designer named Gareth Edwards released the feature film Monsters, which he wrote, directed and edited…

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By Mirza Mohd S (643) on 21 Apr 2015

In 2010, a British visual effects designer named Gareth Edwards released the feature film Monsters, which he wrote, directed and edited…

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By Martin Tsai (390) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Apr 2015

Whereas the original Monsters was a road movie about an odd couple fleeing an alien-infested zone, Dark Continent cribs from contemporary war…

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By Travis Hopson (923) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 15 Apr 2015

Actually has more in common with a film like Jarhead, and that's not a compliment…

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By Blake Crane (142) for Film Racket (579) on 15 Apr 2015

A sequel that takes a promising original concept and reduces its worth, rather than building on the mythology…

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By Katie Rife (451) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Apr 2015

Here, the monsters are entirely incidental to the story…

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By Tyron R (42) on 14 Apr 2015

Was good wish there were more fight scene with the monster…

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By Rob Staeger (71) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Apr 2015

Green seems to be asking: In the face of beasts whose scale and life cycles we can't begin to grasp, how can we allow our fellow human beings…

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