Rotten
A work whose elegant atmospherics ultimately overwhelm the story, even with the terrific Vincent Cassel in the title role.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Overview
A virtuous monk descends to the depths of sin and depravity after Satan sends an unholy temptress to lead him astray.
Director and cast
- Dominik Moll Director
- Vincent Cassel as Frère Ambrosio
- Déborah François as Valerio
- Joséphine Japy as Antonia
- Sergi López as Le débauché
- Catherine Mouchet as Elvire
- Roxane Duran as Agnès
- Geraldine Chaplin as L’abbesse
- Jordi Dauder as Père Miguel
- Frédéric Noaille as Lorenzo
- Javivi as Frère Andrés (as Javivi Gil Valle)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What repulsed Coleridge in the novel clearly amuses the French director Dominik Moll in his diverting if somewhat thin adaptation.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Rotten
By the end, "The Monk" has revealed itself to be a too- predictable potboiler, served piping hot.
Soren Anderson, Seattle Times
Rotten
If only director Dominik Moll (who has clearly studied his Luis Bunuel) had not staged this bitter psychological horror story at half speed.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
A beautiful-looking film that portends disaster. And disaster arrives, eventually. It just takes its time getting there.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
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