Entertainment Updates: The Monkey 2025

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Here’s a detailed breakdown of The Monkey (2025)—a darkly humorous horror-comedy, based on a Stephen King short story:

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What Netizens and Critics Said

Critics’ Viewpoints

• RogerEbert.com praised the film’s tone and creative kills: “A toy monkey that malevolently bangs a drum, leading to unimaginably brutal death… Perkins keeps upping the ante on his film’s comedic brand of insanity.” (Roger Ebert)

• Rotten Tomatoes summaries ranged from acclaim for the gore-comedy blend (“An amusing, blood-soaked horror comedy” – Screen Realm, 3.5/5) to criticism of its uneven tone (“a badly cast lead… not-so-fun ride,” 6/10) (Rotten Tomatoes).

• Everything Movie Reviews called it “unexpectedly fun, funny and unique,” praising its satirical gore and tone (Everything Movie Reviews).

• The Guardian was harsh: “Smug, nihilistic tone… juvenile humor… creates a grating and insufferable watch.” (The Guardian).

Netizen and Reddit Reactions

From r/horror:

“In my opinion The Monkey was the most fun I have had in a theater in quite some time. It was over the top… such a feast for the senses…” — Jonqbanana (Reddit)

“I loved it… Didn’t expect it to be so funny. I’ll definitely watch it again.” — Important_Fortune25 (Reddit)

“If you go into it as a horror-comedy and not a horror movie, it’s okay. A little awkward.” — TIX3(Reddit)

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Best 5 Quotes from the Movie

According to fan rankings and transcripts, here are five of the most memorable lines:

1. “The coroner said it was an accident, but it was no accident. It was a monkey.” — Hal (Ranker)

2. “The monkey that likes killing our family, it's back. It must be vanquished.” — Bill (Ranker)

3. “We have been chosen to witness its power over life and death in its most devious ways.” — Hal (Ranker)

4. “It’s evil. It’s basically the devil.” — Hal (Ranker)

5. “Everybody dies, and that’s life.” — Lois (Ranker)

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⭐ Average Rating (Out of 5)

Here's how the movie fared numerically:

• Rotten Tomatoes:

  • Critics: ~77–78% fresh (Rotten Tomatoes, Wikipedia, Decider)

• Metacritic:

  • Score: ~62/100 (~3.1/5) (Wikipedia, Decider)

• Audience Grades:

  • CinemaScore: C+ (mid-range) (Wikipedia)

  • PostTrak: average 2.5 out of 5 stars, with 49% saying they'd “definitely recommend” (Wikipedia)

Estimated Average Rating: ~3.2 out of 5

Taking into account critic scores, audience surveys, and floating averages, the overall rating lands around 3.2/5—a moderate, mixed-to-positive consensus.

Opinion:

Agree with 3.2 rating.

The movie's just pass-able.