Rent The Monkey's Mask (2000)
2.6 of 5 from 63 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Based on the novel in poetry by Dorothy Porter, The Monkey's Mask follows the story of street-smart, out-of-work Jill Fitzpatrick (Susie Porter) hired to work on the case of a missing young female student, Mickey. When the case becomes a murder hunt, Jill is hurled into a passionate liaison with Mickey's poetry lecturer Diana (Kelly McGillis) and enters the surprisingly seamy underworld of poetry, looking for clues. Blinded by her new infatuation, Jill is compromised in her search for the truth... until her own life is in danger.
- Actors:
- Susie Porter, Kelly McGillis, Marton Csokas, Abbie Cornish, William Zappa, Brendan Cowell, Jim Holt, Bojana Novakovic, Jean-Pierre Mignon, Caroline Gillmer, John Noble, Linden Wilkinson, Chris Haywood, Deborah Mailman, Charlotte Rose Regan
- Directors:
- Samantha Lang
- Writers:
- Anne Kennedy, Dorothy Porter
- Studio:
- Momentum
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Lesbian Cinema, A Brief History of Film...
- Countries:
- Australia
More like The Monkey's Mask
Reviews (2) of The Monkey's Mask
Don't spank that monkey! - The Monkey's Mask review by Kurtz
This is a glum Aussie thriller featuring, if you’re that way inclined, extensive lesbian love scenes with Susie Porter and Kelly McGillis of “Top Gun” and “Witness” fame.
Porter plays a private investigator searching for the murderer of a truly abysmal young poet named Mickey (seriously, anyone forced to listen to her work would have been a suspect- I started to feel homicidal myself!) and she interviews McGillis as a potential witness before their involvement deepens into an affair. It’s a slow-moving story with a predictable outcome- even the sex is rather a yawn. At least we’re safe from Volume 2 of Mickey’s poems, though!
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Makes Home & Away look like a masterpiece - The Monkey's Mask review by AER
Monkey's Mask is the worst film out of Australia that I've seen in some time. The script is terrible, full of atrocious poetry and even worse dialogue. It has an interesting cast but they are mostly wasted - look out for a young Abbie Cornish, Brendan Cowell, and Bojana Nokovic.
Dead in the water
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.