Imagine a live-action Looney Tunes in which the death and destruction are rendered in realistically gory fashion, and you have some idea of what Osgood Perkins is going for with his follow-up to last year’s smash hit Longlegs. Loosely (and I mean loosely) adapted from the 1980 Stephen King short story, The Monkey proves a major stylistic U-turn that will either strike horror fans as the coolest thing ever or just inanely silly. The film’s chief stylistic conceit is having its…
‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Energetic but Aggravating Mess of a ‘Longlegs’ Follow-Up
