Asia Argento, Jared Harris, Rupert Everett

Alan Furnace is a young man with the perfectly proper, quiet life of a London school teacher. But beneath all of that decency lies a burning desire for excitement and he just found it. She's a woman u...( read more  read more... )nlike any other: Unruly Irish eyes, Latin lips... her name is Beatrice, but on the streets they call her B. Monkey. She's about to take him on an outrageous, dangerous and sexy ride through the wild side of London.

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R, 92 min.

Directed by: Michael Radford

Release Date: September 10, 1999

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DVD Release Date: March 21, 2000

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  • October 15, 2007
    While this certainly doesn't satisfy as a thriller, beneath the gritty exterior and all the expletives there lurks a sweet, rather old-fashioned love story. Not a great movie, but quite charming all the same. Rupert Everett stands out as a world-weary drug dealer/addict.
  • July 14, 2009
    Great Love scenes. Reminds me that some men would still literaly die for women they love.
  • July 10, 2009
    B. Monkey (1999)

    What is it about latin women that makes my heart skip a beat? Those dark eyes burn right through my grey eyes, to my very soul. And that attitude and passion scares the hell out of me. They don't even need to be all that beautiful, but when they are, it's a k...( read more)nock out. That's how I feel about Asia Argento. Ever since I saw her in XXX, I was drawn to her like a moth to a flame. B. Monkey clinched it with those beautiful nude scenes.

    Well, that pretty much is what happened to Alan Furnace (Jared Harris), a mild-mannered 3rd grade grammar school teacher who sees Beatrice (Argento) AKA B. Monkey, in a pub, and is drawn to her. B. Monkey is a jewel thief, and the crowd that she hangs out with is pretty wild and crazy compared to the more sedate life of Alan's. She wants to get out of the business, and is drawn to Alan just as Alan is drawn to the excitement of B Monkey.

    Things start getting complicated when B.'s friends want her to do one last big score. This time Alan may get sucked into it. This is sort of a neo noir movie, in that a nice guy gets caught up with a femme fatale, but actually, everyone is going down in flames together. But, what a warm, fiery blaze! :-)
  • February 24, 2009
    what a sexy girl...shit.
  • February 4, 2009
    I SIMPLE LOVE THIS FILM!!!

    A M A Z I N G PERFORMANCES.
    ASIA IS SO SEXY AGAIN
    JONATHAN MEYERS IS SO COOL AND RUPERT EVERETT IS WILD.

    THE BEST LINE OF THE MOVIE IS THE FINAL LINE!!!

    AMAZING...
  • January 25, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • November 24, 2007
    Put in your list of movies to watch!
  • September 20, 2007
    GOOD MOIVE FOR A ASIA ARGENTO FAN
  • September 6, 2007
    I initially avoided this because I thought the title sounded like a stupid joke. I still don't really understand why the main character is called a monkey even though they say "because she could get in anywhere." I've never thought of a monkey to be a great thief but I'm not co...( read more)mpletely hip on my Britain slang. Anyway, this was very good. Asia Argento is heartbreakingly beautiful and Jared Harris shows his usual greatness (it was nice to see him in a major role for a change). Rhys Meyers plays a cracked out thief to perfect, but that may be because he always looks cracked out anyway.

    The story - criminal trying to live anew life - has been done before (and better) but the characters make it work. I liked the idea of a kindergarten teacher falling in love with a criminal. I'm usually not a fan of jazz, but the use of it in this film (Harris is also a late night DJ) worked. The spontaneous way the characters moved from place to place was much like jazz and I think that point comes across quite clear and effectively.
  • June 28, 2007
    another great argento performance

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  • what animal does homer simpson have in the simpsons movie? You Chose: a. dog (Incorrect - 0 pts) Correct Answer: a. dog (7%) b. horse (1%) c. pig (14%)-- d. monkey (2%) e. cow (0%) The movie hasn't even came out yet so what a dumb question!  Answer »
  • just had this question in the disney film aladin, whats the name of the monkey? You Chose: c. apu (Correct - 10 pts) Correct Answer: a. raferi (0%) b. rasha (0%) c. apu (4%) d. sari (0%) e. jasmine (0%) for a start the movie is called Aladdin and the monkey is called Abu  Answer »
  • Got asked this question: In the first Harry Potter movie, after taking the polyjuice potion what animal does Hermione accidentaly turn into? Choose the correct answer: A rat A dog A horse A cat A monkey What is wrong with this question?  Answer »
  • In B.Monkey who said the quote Tomorrow is a long way off, Alan. I might have forgotten you by then.   Answer »

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