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Christina Ricci in “MONSTROUS,” the film’s saving grace? OUR REVIEW

This film never quite achieves a balance between the real and surreal, resorting to horror film tropes instead.

Christina Ricci, Santino Barnard and Don Durrell

Directed by Chris Sivertson

Chris Sivertson’s “Monstrous” is driven by some interesting, if familiar, themes. Unfortunately, the director is not able to pull them off. Written by Carol Chrest, Christina Ricci stars as Laura, a single mother who takes her young son Cody (Santino Barnard) to a remote new home, apparently trying escape her past and ex-husband. On the run from something dark, her new house certainly holds ... more >