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Monogamy

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Monogamy

Released Mar 11, 2011

1h 36m

Drama

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A photographer (Chris Messina) feels his commitment to his girlfriend (Rashida Jones) beginning to fade when he becomes obsessed with an enigmatic client (Meital Dohan).

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

The conceit is a decent idea for a thriller, if not a terribly original one, but Shapiro loses the rhythm with a plodding story and a pat ending we can see coming a mile away.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 31, 2011

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Monogamy is a tough little movie. And a good one.

Rated: B

Mar 25, 2011

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

There are certain filmmakers who should have their Cassavetes card revoked, and on the evidence of "Monogamy,'' Dana Adam Shapiro has joined their ranks.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 24, 2011

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Amie Simon

Three Imaginary Girls

Director Dana Adam Shapiro has turned out a fascinating exploration of what can happen when we make assumptions about the person we love and the relationships we're in, and how easily we can destroy ourselves in the process.

Mar 8, 2019

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Christian Toto

What Would Toto Watch?

Monogamy asks us to root for lovers who seem disinterested in their own future.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 12, 2011

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

I walked away from the film disappointed, but there are some powerful ideas and performances buried somewhere in here, underneath the performance art itches.

Rated: C

May 30, 2011

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Audience Member

Wasted my time on a long work day. Added to my sad Monday beginning of the week

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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A complete wasted one hour and thirty minutes. The reason I don't go to theaters. Since I am a photographer I'll give a sacrificial one star, NO just a half of star.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Shoulda seen the end coming from a mile away, but I didnt which is probably why I kinda, in a small way, liked this.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Even though I liked the idea of the plot, I did not care what happened to any of the characters, just like the photographer became bored with his job, mid film I got bored with all the protagonists.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Intense and emotional in all the right ways, but I'll never watch it again.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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walter m

In "Monogamy," Theo(Chris Messina), a photographer, and Nat(Rashida Jones), a guitarist, may not have much but they have each other.(Theo also plays the piano but has no wish to get up in front an audience like Nat does.) In three and a half months, they will be married, despite his father giving them grief over the lack of money they make. For Theo, that comes from photographing weddings and a side business where he pseudo-surreptitiously takes photos of clients. The latest is Penny(Meital Dohan) who tends to be more revealing than originally imagined. "Monogamy" gets off to a fine start with its natural performances. It also provides some incisive commentary on all the nonsense and stress that go along with getting married. And then after an improbable plot point, it just runs out of ideas and steam.(Even before this, any scene involving Theo's friends was sucking the oxygen out of the room.) After a while, I was so desperate for any sign of life that I would have happily accepted any cliche you could think of, but no luck there, either. In the end, the movie gets the tone of sexual frustration right while at the same time making the audience extremely frustrated.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A photographer (Chris Messina) feels his commitment to his girlfriend (Rashida Jones) beginning to fade when he becomes obsessed with an enigmatic client (Meital Dohan).

Director: Dana Adam Shapiro
Producer: Dana Adam Shapiro, Tom Heller, Jeffrey V. Mandel, Randy Manis
Screenwriter: Dana Adam Shapiro, Evan M. Wiener
Distributor: Oscilloscope Pictures
Production Co: TBD, Human Loves Human Productions, Renart Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.2K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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