78
Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawAn arrestingly bizarre experience.
- 91The PlaylistJoe BlessingThe PlaylistJoe BlessingThough Monos feels very contemporary aesthetically, its subjects are timeless: the malleability of group dynamics and how subtle changes can lead to either violence or harmony. It’s a philosophical film with very few words, examining its ideas through powerful images and feelings.
- 90Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThis is a gripping, sometimes hypnotising film in which notions of good and evil are less clear-cut than the urgent desire to stay alive.
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfKids train for guerrilla fighting in a gorgeously atmospheric film that feels like a transmission from the future.
- 67The Film StageJordan RaupThe Film StageJordan RaupThe viscerality will surely leave one shaken, though they may question if the unceasing sadistic acts on display are worth the experience.
- 50Slant MagazineChristopher GraySlant MagazineChristopher GrayAlejandro Landes’s film depicts amorality with minimal curiosity and a surplus of numbing stylistic verve.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichThe Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichEven in this fictional context, the line between portraying and exploiting abused innocence gets uncomfortably, offensively blurred.