The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Monster Summer
Adventure · Fantasy · Mystery · 2024
When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.
Movie details
Monster Summer
“It's the summer when everything changed.”
2024 Adventure · Fantasy · Mystery 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Monster Summer?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
David Henrie
Written by
Bryan Schulz · Cornelius Uliano
Mel Gibson
Gene Carruthers
Mason Thames
Noah Reed
Julian Lerner
Eugene Wexler
Abby James Witherspoon
Sammy Devers
Noah Cottrell
Ben Driskel
Nora Zehetner
Abby Reed
Lorraine Bracco
Miss Halverson
Court is in session
Put Monster Summer on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.