Monkey Puzzle (2008)

Critic Reviews

• Jason Di Rosso, MovieTime, ABC Radio National

  There are no monsters or special effects, just people pulling themselves through mud and across rocks. It's the same thrill as extreme sports (or some Werner Herzog films), and it creates some searing moments here.

• Julian Shaw, FILMINK (Australia)

  Forstmann, who has nursed this film toward a difficult conception, has delivered a production that works well as a human emotion mystery.

• Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia)

  There is merit in the tension Forstmann is able to create as his characters grapple with the environment and with their own demons.

• Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

  An impressive debut by director Mark Forstmann, who collaborates with screenwriter Stephen Davis to bring us a tense and involving adventure in which the psychological ramifications play the biggest part.