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Monster Hunter
U/A (INDIA)
2021
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Monster Hunter
Positive Reviews
36
Negative reviews
46
Average Rating
2.4
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1.0
Take a drink every time you spot an image lifted from Alien, Game of Thrones, Starship Troopers, and plenty of others and youll be pleasantly trashed ..
Den Of Geek
3.0
Thats not necessarily a failing, since Monster Hunter isnt pretending to be Tolkien.
EW
1.9
You cant make a movie called Monster Hunter thats boring to look at it, and this is one of Andersons flattest films in every way.
Rogerebert
2.0
Then again, these movies never pretend to be something theyre not, and theres clearly an audience for them.
Common Sense Media
3.0
How fitting that a movie made without any imagination whatsoever should end by defying our own.
Indie Wire
1.5
It doesnt really matter, because they hardly qualify as characters.
Variety
4.5
A proud schlockmeister, Anderson doesnt play coy or get too subtle with the creatures here: The movie is called Monster Hunter, after all, and dammit, ..
Vulture
2.5
They are spectacular, and combined with the bloodless death toll theres a strand here running right back to Ray Harryhausen.
0.5
Were left to process a Post it sized plot, numbing fight sequences and dialogue along the lines of My God! and Aargh!
The New York Times
4.1
Just because these monsters are the bad guys doesnt mean the camera cant slip into their view.
Paste Magazine
1.5
You cant make a movie called Monster Hunter thats boring to look at it, and this is one of Andersons flattest films in every way.
Rogerebert
1.5
There, theyre beset by a Black Diablos before ending up facing Nerscylla.
IGN
2.0
Of course, one doesnt go to a film like Monster Hunter for the bracing narrativeyou go for the kind of super stylish eye candy (not limited to Jovovic ..
E Film Critic
1.5
To be fair, all this movie promises from the start is monsters and hunters, and Anderson delivers both, from the first frame to the credits. But for w ..
4.5
Mostly set up for a more epic sequel. Decent enough when taken as a B movie.
JoBlo
1.0
Lacking narrative direction and even pacing, Monster Hunter is yet another soulless video game adaptation that drowns in its own inadequacy.
Screen Rant
2.5
packs in too many punches in an attempt to become an all out action extravaganza. But for a film that tells the story of the real people, fighting the ..
3.0
Anderson stays within his interests as a filmmaker, preferring the creation of eye candy over telling an exciting story.
Blu Ray
3.8
Writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson doesnt care about story here, because this material, about a mystical or interstellar or interdimensional world fil ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
I really wanted to turn my brain off. I certainly did with Monster Hunter, and that really didnt make the movie all that much better.
You Tube
1.5
The first 30 minutes are okay, but then it just has nowhere to go. Milla Jovovich, and especially Tony Jaa, deserve better. Probably fans of the video ..
You Tube
2.0
Fun for a while until it completely derails. (Full Content Review for Parents Violence, Profanity, etc. also Available)
Screen It
0.5
Maybe some so bad its good aficionados will embrace Monster Hunter as well. But for the rest of us, the only sensible reaction might really be, Huh Ne ..
The Wrap
0.5
All of it, however, feels depressingly hollow, even by the standards of corny, unpretentious action movies.
Hindustan Times
4.5
Sample Platter Cinema A nice thing about PWSAs latest film Monster Hunter is that it successfully adapts its origin video game by giving us a complete ..
Film Inquiry
1.0
Monster Hunter is red meat to any cynical moviegoer of the modern age looking for exhibit A. Its been commodified and globalized to the point of nonid ..
Flim Threet
3.0
Andspoiler alertif you think that mystery will be adequately unraveled by the films ending, you dont know Paul W.S. Anderson.
The Film Stage
3.0
But in every movie that hes both written and directed, there are the same vulnerable spots a poor understanding of how to convey character and relatio ..
Bullz-Eye
3.8
As tiresome as some of them can be (with six goofy entries in the series, theres no reason that Resident Evil: Retribution is so lazily forgettable), ..
Movie Freak
3.0
Its not self aware enough to qualify as camp, or self satisfied enough to be smug. It simply aims low and delivers, and right now, thats enough.
Detroit News
1.5
It doesnt really matter, because they hardly qualify as characters.
Variety
3.8
Their vehicle becomes engulfed in a storm, triggering a magical portal in the process.
Aisle Seat
1.5
Jovovich and Jaa share a couple brawls too, and theyre entertaining enough skirmishes even if theyre edited a bit too jarringly at times.
Film School Rejects
3.0
But Artemis and company dont have much time to mull over the puzzling circumstances of their relocation.
The Age
1.5
A few flashes of amused chemistry between the two actors represent all the human interest in this unimaginative sci fi actioner, but that doesnt mean ..
Games Radar
4.5
Jovovich and Jaa are great in a fun survival adventure that delivers way more pleasure than guilt.
You Tube
1.5
Monster Hunter is a sloppily put together action film with little character development.
You Tube
1.5
Frustrating sentimentality keeps the astral weirdness from the sublime, but its a swing in the right high concept direction.
Abc
1.5
Jovovich impresses with her near flawless acting chops even if the listless script doesnt allow much.
BehindWoods
4.0
Anderson keeps his storytelling simple and propulsive, jettisoning anything that would get in the way of a lean, efficient and mostly breathless narra ..
Stuff
2.5
The films overall visual aesthetic is a confused and derivative hodgepodge, and audience enjoyment will depend upon their affection for the over satur ..
Scmp
1.5
At 58 minutes, its barely longer than an episode of prestige TV, meaning it doesnt get much time to develop its characters beyond those archetypes: th ..
Ign
0.5
There, theyre beset by a Black Diablos before ending up facing Nerscylla.
Ign
3.0
Fortunately, theres a fun spirit at the core of this Aliens inspired action flick.
We Live Entertainment
2.5
It doesnt take long for the gooey likes of Diablo to rear his (very) ugly heads and declare: Game on.
Dead Line
2.0
If thats not enough to make you cringe, there are anthropomorphic bipedal cats around.
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
Its hard to say if its comprehensible to someone who doesnt love the series, but its bombastic action hardly lags during its hour and a half run time.
Polygon
1.5
Advertisement Monster Hunter Photo : Sony Being a resident of a different reality, The Hunter doesnt speak English.
Film Avclub
0.5
The dialogue is hammy, exposition filled and just absolutely terrible on pretty much every conceivable level. Characters are so poorly developed that ..
Cbr
3.5
But whatever, when the film works, it works extremely well, and any popcorn movie thats this good at showing off how much the people who made it love ..
Alternate Ending
4.5
Pieces of a Woman doesnt lack narrative developments, involving both Martha and those in her bereaved orbit.
Concrete Play Ground
1.0
But thats likely to be the only comparison between Dune and this noisy, dull survival story.
National Post
4.5
OK yes, its based on a video game. But Monster Hunter is also fun and elevated (as expected) by the presence of Milla Jovovich, the reigning monarch o ..
Original Cin
2.0
With Monster Hunter, a property that doesnt warrant any sort of militaristic shit, it feels as if Paul W.S. Anderson copied Jordan Vogt Roberts notes ..
Rendy Reviews
2.5
Even still, Anderson isnt a talented enough filmmaker to make us believe something is good and worth watching when it isnt.
Third Coast Review
1.0
For those banking on the spectacle of monster madness, Monster Hunter doesnt actually offer many.
Ion Cinema
2.0
They discover the cosmic weather system is a gateway to another dimension where giant monsters crab monsters, Starship Troopers sque creepy crawlies a ..
Winnipeg Free Press
3.0
Looking fabulous and mean and mighty unclean Milla does war with the beasts in a lovely, noisy entertainment that reminds us, when theres so much blea ..
Tiny Url
1.5
Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaaas chemistry are fun in this video game adaptation, but not enough to keep those sand creatures from taking an easy mark.
Wp Me
4.5
A proud schlockmeister, Anderson doesnt play coy or get too subtle with the creatures here: The movie is called Monster Hunter, after all, and dammit, ..
Vulture
2.0
In a nutshell thats what Monster Hunter accomplishes and is proud to flaunt it.
The Only Critic
3.0
Dialogue is often clunky at best and cringeworthy in its worst moments.
Bloody Disgusting
3.0
The good thing about Monster Hunter is that it moves at a rapid fire pace that doesnt allow you much breathing space but makes you aware of its pothol ..
Battle Royale With Cheese
4.5
Andersons colorfully crafted popcorn film hits that guilty pleasure itch through its over indulgent spectacle.
Battle Royale With Cheese
0.5
It doesnt seem to have an editing team, just a maniac feeding film stock into a food processor.
Parent Previews
2.0
Does something this silly deserve better I would argue that it does on a practical level, but that doesnt make the film itself much better.
The Gate
3.0
Theres no denying that Monster Hunter has its share of issues, but I dont need a movie to be perfect to be perfectly entertaining.
Daily Dead
2.0
At its core, its a basic fish out of water tale with trappings from the game franchise with nothing truly meaningful to say beyond that.
ComicBook.com
1.5
Monster Hunter has all the elements you want from an epic genre flick a decent cast, solid special effects, and a wild premise but fails to use them i ..
That Shelf
4.5
No one will deny Pixars magical ability to create wonderful endings that leave you feeling all warm inside.
Weekend Warrior Blog Tumbl ..
3.0
Some may call this dumb fun but Id key in on the first of these words.
Movie Show Plus
1.5
If youre a fan of the original games, I cant blame you for a certain level of animosity toward this...its fun enough I guess if youre watching at home ..
Double Toasted
1.5
The sci fi/action time waster Monster Hunter is a perfect example of why most video games that get made into movies have bad reputations for being dum ..
2.0
Frankly, there isnt much story going on throughout its 103 minute running time.
Casey's Movie Mania
0.5
Another prime example of the medium not translating to the screen in a coherent manner, instead exploding on the big screen in an incomprehensible mes ..
This is Film
3.5
This isnt Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, where dizzying edits decimate any possibility of beholding the films hallmark fight sequences.
WhatToWatch
1.5
Part of the tension between them arises from the fact that he doesnt speak English, which is a pointless gimmick because hes given nothing in the way ..
Rue Morgue
3.8
I dont want to make it sound like this isnt high action art either, because its that too.
AMovieGuy.com
2.0
Carrie Mulligan gives a fierce and potent performance in the subversive pitch black feminist comedy, Promising Young Woman.
KKFI-FM (Kansas City)
1.5
Plus, hes barely in the movie, and when he does appear, hes saddled with delivering big dumps of nonsensical exposition.
GameSpot
4.5
Andersons Monster Hunter may not change the minds of skeptics who arent fond of his work and dismiss them as bad B movies based on an art form they do ..
Miami New Times
1.9
Anderson doesnt even move too far away from casting selecting Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich as his star.
Tribune News Service
3.0
We must critique Monster Hunter for what it is, a filmic exercise with abundances and deficiencies.
1.5
Loud, hyperactive, almost incoherent, and with little to do with the games its supposedly inspired by.
Más Gamers
3.0
But heres a living, breathing example, or at least half of one: Chloe Grace Moretz cant do what Milla Jovovich does.
SportsAlcohol
1.5
In a way, I kind of admire the perversity of making an 80s throwback movie without using any 80s music and the audacity of making a superhero movie th ..
Seattle Screen Scene
3.5
And most importantly, its exactly the movie it ought to be, a video game movie that feels like a video game and a monster movie thats a full on monste ..
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