The Monkey's Mask Critic Reviews
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In directing The Monkey's Mask from Annie Kennedy's adaptation of Dorothy Porter's novel-in-poetry, Samantha Lang displays considerable style and assurance, with Porter and McGillis giving beautifully nuanced portrayals.Read the full review
Less elliptical and more down-and-dirty than Lang's interesting debut film, ''The Well,'' this one tumbles through Sydney's academic and alternative poetry circles and is built around a lesbian private eye.Read the full review
Builds and sustains considerable interest through its unexpected characterizations, unusual milieu and atmospheric style.Read the full review
Poetry, lesbian sex and murder might be a killer combination if a deadly pace weren't included in the mix.Read the full review
Instead of suspense, there is confusion; instead of intrigue, a lot of inexplicable confrontation among characters whose significance is not so much enigmatic as obscure.Read the full review
