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The main reason why Little Monsters recovers well from its off-putting start is because of Nyong’o, who is so bright and funny as a capable caregiver, with a catchy song for every occasion.
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What are critics saying?
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The paradox of "Little Monsters" is that it’s so guileless in its story and execution, it could have been made for kids, except for the disembowelings. Still, Nyong’o not only survives the film with her dignity intact, the audience might exit admiring her more.
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Screen Daily by Anthony Kaufman
Little Monsters doesn’t exactly reanimate the popular subgenre in novel ways, but there’s enough humorous gags, suspenseful scares, fleshy gore, and quite surprisingly, a dash of heartfelt sentiment, to make for an amusing thrill-ride.
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[Nyong’o is] so good, in fact, that the pleasure of her performance makes “Little Monsters” worth seeing. But just barely.
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Never truly scary or side-splitting hilarious (aside from one of the single greatest visual jokes I’ve seen in a long while, involving a kindergarten class picture), Little Monsters can often feel toothless in its bite, ending up being a watchable, if watered-down zombie comedy.
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We Got This Covered by Matt Donato
Little Monsters is a must-see horror comedy that proves Lupita Nyong'o should be starring in far more horror movies than she's been offered at this point.
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Consequence by Michael Roffman
Little Monsters oozes with heart and soul, making for an ultra likable, last-minute addition to a genre that should be buried 12-feet under in the near future.
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Not since Shaun of the Dead has there been such a consistently uproarious zombie movie.
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It’s a zombie comedy, so the laughs come in mostly very familiar places.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Todd McCarthy
Little Monsters irreverently builds enough good will and comic energy in the early-going to carry it to its conclusion, so it’s bound to gather a cult of some dimension.
This movie starts a bit rough, with the unlikable protagonist of Dave being difficult to connect with, but once Lupita Nyong'o shows up, Little Monsters gets better and better. The dark humor is effective and Diesel La Torraca gives an adorable standout performance as Dave's five year old nephew.