Review of Monument Ave. (1998) by Reverand Lord Horse O — 13 Oct 2006

A really enjoyable movie. Denis Leary & Ted Demme a great team.

This review of Monument Ave. (1998) was written by Reverand Lord Horse O on 13 Oct 2006.

Monument Ave. has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Monument Ave.

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Bruce Diones (105) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 18 Feb 1999

It's Leary who's the real surprise here; his sincere, tough-guy performance is mesmerizing…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Leon B (942) on 05 Apr 2016

I have to say this is by far Denis Leary's best movie since Judgment Night…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 02 Feb 2016

Mike Armstrong's relentlessly downbeat script allows Demme to develop an ensnaring camaraderie coupled with a dark destructiveness that recalls…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Joshua Klein (32) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 10 Jan 2018

Though too short to earn any real sympathy for the characters, and too slow to generate any excitement, Monument Ave…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Larissa N (261) on 03 Jan 2010

This is like the missing link between Rescue Me and Beautiful Girls. If you like either, you'll like this…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 16 Feb 2001

The story has some chillingly suspenseful episodes, although it's marred by overfamiliar themes and weak dialogue…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Billy M (176) on 31 May 2007

A great movie that shows the innerworks of a true man from Charlestown…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 21 Feb 2011

The dialogue and the ensemble acting maintain a near-perfect pitch…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 02 Sep 2005

Leary, Demme, and screenwriter Mike Armstrong have come up with a brilliant, harrowing portrait of misplaced loyalties and savage valor that…

Read Review

Review of Monument Ave. (1998)

By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 30 Jul 2002

Prefectly entertaining gangs, guns & streets tale…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by Reverand Lord Horse O

Review of Manhunter (1986)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 04 Jun 2008

The only reason my rating is so low is because I watched Red Dragon first…

Read Review

Review of Adulthood (2008)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 02 Feb 2009

Great sequel with many powerful performances. UK's long awaited answer to Boyz In Da Hood…

Read Review

Review of The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 02 Jun 2008

Wouaouh no comment better je suis heu comment dire je suis etalee sur le sol je ne peux plus rien dire je voudrais commenter mais je ne peux…

Read Review

Review of Executive Decision (1996)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 22 Sep 2008

Executive Decision is a good fun cheesy action movie, it starts out great with Seagal gettinbg killed straight off, it works as both a shock…

Read Review

Review of Hell Ride (2008)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 24 Sep 2008

How could Tarantino lend his name to this…

Read Review

Review of Tears of the Sun (2003)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 10 Jan 2009

Very good movie I thought it did it's best…

Read Review

Review of Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 06 Feb 2009

The first time I saw Intolerable Cruelty I just didnt get it, I thought it was flat and uninspried…

Read Review

Review of Kidulthood (2006)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 06 Feb 2009

This is one of the most disturbing films ive ever seen…

Read Review

Review of The Laramie Project (2002)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 06 Feb 2009

The Laramie Project worked really well for me, mixing actual interview footage with acted scenes sounds risky but they get the perfect mix…

Read Review

Review of Airport (1970)

By Reverand Lord Horse O (95) on 11 Jan 2009

The old disaster movies are great, Airport altho is one of the slightly weaker ones, it is full of comedy, action, and slow working thrills…

Read Review

More Reviews by Reverand Lord Horse O

Popular Movies Right Now

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Monument Ave.

1998

65%33 Reviews

Battlefield Earth

2000

19%821 Reviews

Dadnapped

2009

48%66 Reviews

Dan in Real Life

2007

66%769 Reviews

Springsteen & I

2013

78%50 Reviews

The Disaster Artist

2017

76%940 Reviews

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018

74%2,515 Reviews

Spy

2015

68%1,055 Reviews

The Wolverine

2013

66%1,057 Reviews

Alive

1993

66%436 Reviews