Movie Review

Spanking the Monkey (1994)

Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Aug 26, 1994
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Rated: Unrated; Genres: Comedy, Drama; With: Jeremy Davies and Alberta Watson; Distributor: Fine Line Features

A college kid (Jeremy Davies) spends a summer tending to his bored, depressive mother (Alberta Watson), and what with his sexual frustrations and her seductive behavior, incest enters the picture. David O. Russell's well-composed, remarkably confident first feature is impressive: He gets us to worry about the boy even while we're entertained by his predicament. B+

Originally posted Aug 26, 1994 Published in issue #237-238 Aug 26, 1994 Order article reprints
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