Monika: A Wrong Way To Die [DVD]

a bit of a strange film,a man goes to LA to visit his brother ,the man having premonitions starts to come true when he meets a blond monika and has sex and spends the night onlyto wake up go to his brother 3 doors away to be told she was killed that same night,now monika is back to kill an English drug lord who speaks to himself a lot and to kill his gang with the man who came to LA,a strange film,ok that's all I can say

This 2012 supernatural revenge thriller is a modern day petty gangster movie in which slacker Reagan [Jason Wiles] has visions and premonitions, and goes to Las Vegas where he meets the flirtatious Monika. The following day his friend informs him Monika was murdered before his arrival. What follows is a basic film with a twist as the pair try to aid one another in the screwed up situation they find themselves in.This is a film you need to listen too in the beginning to get the main theme of Monika being a Revenant –but she’s not referred to as such. This isn’t a classic in the making and some of the acting is hit and miss, but it is humorous and good entertainment. There is strong language throughout and many references to drugs with some sex scenes with nudity, which gives this it’s 15 rating. The single disc offers no real features other than 2.0 or 5.1 audio, play and scene selection.The overall approach is much like ‘Sin City’ or ‘the spirit’ with its 50’s voiceover and opening stylised graphics and its lazy pace, but it’s not meant to be taken too seriously being filled with humorous moments –such as the bad guy practising his accents and speeches. Despite the ‘ghost’ theme, the first part plays like a budget gangster movie and I was going to give this *** but the final half hour was gripping and action packed, turning this into a **** as the there are a number of ‘apparent’ twists to the emotional ending. Which brings me back to my heading…...

I`M GONNA WATCH THIS ONE MORE TIME, CAUSE THE FIRST TIME DEMAND SOME DISTURBING EINSTEIN LIKE THINKING TO GET THIS PLOT TOGETHER.LIKE WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE WHAT, AND YOU DON`T REALLY GET TIME TO FEEL THE HIDDEN BEAUTY IN THE STRANGEBOUND STARTING TO APPEAR BETWEEN A LONELY GUY, AND THE GIRL HE THINK IS A REALITY IN HIS OWN DIMENSION.THE ACTRESS SAVES THIS FILM I GUESS. I CAN LIVE WITH IT AND DO NOT REGRET THAT I BOUGHT IT.

ok

Slow, lethargic and dull movie.

"Monika" isn't a cinematic masterpiece. The script is far from perfect and some of the acting (especially from the bad guys) is quite poor. On first appearance, the film is little more than a low budget revenge movie, with a slightly lazy supernatural element. However, the film is more clever than it appears to be. Whether that's by design or lucky editing, only the director will ever know but because of that, it's worth watching. Pay attention to what's happening on screen, listen carefully to the dialogue and watch an intriguing storyline unfold into a rather clever final twist. Ignore reviews on the 'net which cite the end of the film as being three successive twists (a bad one, then a good one, then a bad one); it's not. It's a single twist that provides a different perspective to what's been happening throughout.A 3 star film featuring Cerina Vincent in the titular role... 4 stars!

average revenge flick

I thought the film started off well and was expecting something special but after about 20 minutes I started to lose intrest.I couldn't tell if this film was about a time loop or a dream it makes no sense. Director Steven R Monroe I think was trying to do something of a David Lynch meets Tarantino, surreal and violent, but fails badly.