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The Monk

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A virtuous monk (Vincent Cassel) descends to the depths of sin and depravity after Satan sends an unholy temptress (Déborah François) to lead him astray.

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Visually sharp but only occasionally gripping, The Monk is still watchable thanks in part to Vincent Cassel's charismatic performance.

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Tina Hassannia Slant Magazine Dominik Moll never addresses Matthew Gregory Lewis's original groundbreaking ideas in The Monk, nor does he rework the material for a contemporary audience. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 8, 2013 Full Review Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times A work whose elegant atmospherics ultimately overwhelm the story, even with the terrific Vincent Cassel in the title role. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 7, 2013 Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times What repulsed Coleridge in the novel clearly amuses the French director Dominik Moll in his diverting if somewhat thin adaptation. Rated: 3/5 Mar 7, 2013 Full Review Patrick Gamble CineVue This overblown, yet strangely immersive Faustian tale takes the narrative foundations of a Shakespearean tragedy and forces them through a Gothic filter with erratic results. Rated: 3/5 Jan 8, 2019 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue This is a fascinating character study about spirituality and religious responsibility that smartly doesn't take its more melodramatic elements very seriously. Mar 29, 2013 Full Review Marc Mohan Oregonian Not to be mistaken for a serious treatment of religious fervor or clerical corruption, "The Monk" is instead a knowingly over-the-top bit of gothic nuttiness. Rated: B Mar 7, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dick C It's movie with tragic reflections... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/01/24 Full Review michael d Much-abbreviated but surprisingly good adaptation of the classic novel . Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The film is illustrated with haunting, beautiful cinematography, gothic art direction, fantastic performances, and well executed direction. Although I love a good tragic tale, it never feels like a complete arc for the titular Monk and I wish it explored more of this in extended fashion. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/18 Full Review Audience Member cassell is the fuel that makes this period pic go Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Thought it would be boring. Way much better overall, although still sounds kinda stiff in the old Frenchie way. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Ah, the movie that made me want to never watch another French movie ever again. I like Vincent Cassell, the dude is a good actor and has awesome charisma on screen. You see that odd French guy on screen and you just like him for some reason. Same with this movie, I liked the character and I don't know why, but that didn't stop this movie from being TERRIBLE! I mean, I saw the twists coming from 15 miles away. I was 10 minutes in and was like, "Oh, look at that over there. This is going to turn into..." And it's not just that the movie was bad, this movie didn't leave me confused, this movie didn't even leave angry. This movie made me feel empty and made me never want to watch another movie again. I momentarily gave up movies for life before remembering that I had Knight's Tale in the DVD player and wat hing that instead. Not even Paul Bettany as Geophry Chauccer could help my mind be rid of the atrocity that is this film. Also, I feel that I should mention, kudos to Vincent Cassell on not being one of those actors where they'll get naked and the audience will be like, "GOD NO! I didn't want to see that! WHY WOULD ANYONE THINK THAT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?!!!" *Cough Shia Labeuff and Geffrey Rush cough*. Congratulations Cassell. You can pull off wearing that birthday suit without offending anyone. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dominik Moll

Director

Vincent Cassel

Capucin Ambrosio

Déborah François

Valerio

Joséphine Japy

Antonia

Sergi López

Le débauché

Catherine Mouchet

Elvire

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Movie Info

Synopsis A virtuous monk (Vincent Cassel) descends to the depths of sin and depravity after Satan sends an unholy temptress (Déborah François) to lead him astray.
Director
Dominik Moll
Producer
Michel Saint-Jean, Ricardo Fernández-Deu
Screenwriter
Dominik Moll, Anne-Louise Trividic, Anne-Louise Trividic, Dominik Moll
Production Co
Diaphana Films, Morena Films S.L.
Rating
R (Violent Images|Some Sexuality|Brief Graphic Nudity)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.4K
Runtime
1h 41m
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