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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanOne of the most revelatory rock portraits ever made.
- 90The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIt's a measure of the film's brilliance that it strips away the trappings of superstardom and allows audiences to see these men as flawed human beings first, musicians second, and rock gods a distant third.
- 90The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensYou realize you are witnessing a psychodrama of novelistic intricacy and epic scope.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThese are rich, aging men in a young man's game, and the discrepancy between image and reality, captured by the filmmakers, makes for engrossing material.
- 80TimeTimeWhat's most captivating about Monster is that the camera never looks away and Metallica never hides.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyPic itself is a long haul, at nearly 2½ hours; yet one needn't be a fan of Metallica or heavy metal to be engrossed throughout.
- 80Film ThreatTim MerrillFilm ThreatTim MerrillThe result will stand as one of the most intense, in-depth, warts-and-all rockumentaries ever made.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe quartet appears to be mightily lacking in the brains and judgment departments, but at least it tries to do something about its failings, employing a traveling psychotherapist whose interventions and ruminations provide some of the film's most unwittingly amusing moments.
- 40Village VoiceVillage VoiceMuch of Monster is just a two-and-a-half-hour puff piece about how "important" Metallica are and, worse, how much "integrity" they have.
- 20Film ThreatFilm ThreatSimply put this is a TWO HOUR AND 20 MINUTE long documentary that consists of nothing more than millionaire rock stars bitching, whining and complaining about their problems.