
The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Conor, and it asks for the one thing Conor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a very touching story about a boy who feels very damaged, guilty and mostly angry. He struggles at school with bullies, and pity looks from everyone, and at home with his mother's sickness. Will Conor overcome his problems? Will everything be okay? Will Conor be able to speak the truth?... (Full plot summary below)
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The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Conor, and it asks for the one thing Conor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a very touching story about a boy who feels very damaged, guilty and mostly angry. He struggles at school with bullies, and pity looks from everyone, and at home with his mother's sickness. Will Conor overcome his problems? Will everything be okay? Will Conor be able to speak the truth?
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| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallJ.A. Bayona's exquisite A Monster Calls blends pathos and sophistication, fairy tales and harsh realities into a small masterpiece. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThis beautifully structured fable may be focused on the specific pain, of a specific child, during a specific moment in time, but it blows up every fragment of its premise into heart-stirring universal appeal. |
| San Diego CityBeatGlenn Heath Jr.At times sluggish and redundant, A Monster Calls nevertheless stays true to the child's evolving perspective. |
| Flicks.co.nzLiam MagurenA Monster Calls explores the darkest of grey areas experienced at a tender age, creating a cinematic masterwork in visualised empathy. |
| Cinema SightWesley LovellA brilliant coming of age drama that tackles an adolescent dealing with loss in a way not this well devised since "Bridge to Terabithia." |
| Sky CinemaTim EvansAn eye-pricklingly subtle chronicle of a young boy coming to terms with the reality that his single mom is dying. |
| RTÉ (Ireland)John ByrneIf you're not moved by this movie, you're probably in need of a visit from the monster too. |
| Film Comment MagazineMichael SragowBayona's actors connect and disconnect with heartfelt veracity and unexpected sophistication. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseA poetically thought-provoking film that finds beauty in grief, and relief in acceptance. |
| HeyUGuysStefan PapeA film that is likely to have you in tears the entire way through. |