Nicholas Olivieri

I don’t understand how this movie has even a single five-star rating. It’s quite literally the worst movie I’ve ever seen. The storyline is unorganized, completely unserious, and makes zero sense beyond the obvious: the monkey kills someone whenever the drum is hit with the stick. It’s not scary at all and is filled with unnecessary “filler” scenes just to stretch the runtime. The only part I somewhat enjoyed was the scene with, I guess, the therapist for the father and mother of the child. The humor is super awkward and painfully dry—not even the funny kind of dry humor, just straight-up uncomfortable. The whole thing feels incredibly disorganized. I don’t want to sound like a movie critic because, in reality, I’m not—I’m just someone who wasted 20 bucks and is baffled by how terrible this movie was. The frustrating part is that the concept had so much potential to build on, which makes it even more insane how badly it was executed. Honorable mention: A lot of the side characters introduced after the 25-year time jump have zero backstory. You learn nothing about them except their direct connection to the main character, so they feel completely out of place. I’ve never seen something with so much potential be so epically ruined. Save your money or see a better movie lol