Monos

Very sexily shot. I like films like this at festivals, that audiovisually look more polished than as if someone had grabbed an ordinary camera for the first time, put it on a tripod and let it stay there, and then they didn’t want to edit much. Monos has beautiful cinematography, vibrant colours, dynamic editing and glorious music. And though the first half was a bit of an existential drag (though very atmospheric, so I rather enjoyed it), by the middle of the second half it has turned into a proper tropical survival flick. That’s not too shabby! #KVIFF2019 (30/06/2019)

The exotic-looking Monos is a nicely shot borefest that suggests something interesting is going to happen throughout, but in the end we don’t get any suspense and certainly not any violence. 4/10. (06/02/2020)

Un film visuellement saisissant mais par moments légèrement maniériste, traitant d'un enlèvement terroriste du point de vue d'une unité paramilitaire composée de jeunes soldats fanatisés. Après avoir accidentellement tué l'infirmière dont ils avaient la charge et le suicide de leur commandant qui s'en est suivi, les soldats se libèrent de leur chaîne. Ce film colombien cru et physique excelle dans chaque scène, grâce aux performances suggestives des acteurs, qui traitent de la lutte pour la liberté au bord de la survie. Cependant, pris dans son ensemble, il ne représente rien d'extraordinaire ou de captivant - il manque une plus grande brutalité, un accent plus marqué sur la psychologie des personnages (commettant continuellement des erreurs stupides qui se retournent toujours contre eux) et une histoire plus serrée, que la narration parfois trop relâchée ne sert pas toujours. (30/06/2019)

I really liked the exotic locations of the Amazon where the story took place and I was captivated by the dense atmosphere of the whole film, but I didn't understand the purpose of the actions of that bizarre unit at all. If the story had at least reached some interesting resolution, but everything seemed to fizzle out into nothing. (60%) (07/05/2021)