Monstres sur roues

« La prémisse loufoque (insérer un véritable monstre dans un «monster truck») était joyeusement assumée. Hélas, elle est développée de manière inégale dans ce divertissement infantile et manichéen, aux contours calqués sur E.T., dont les jugements et comportements des personnages en papier mâché défient l'entendement. »

« As far as that kind of thing goes, Monster Trucks is a success, albeit one targeted at younger kids rather than adolescents (...). »

« Paramount's over-priced and long-delayed creature feature recycles scrap parts from classic kid movies to re-imagine what's under the hood of those giant gas guzzlers. »

« As a traditional narrative, or even as a kids' film, Monster Trucks fails on multiple levels. However, as a throwback to 90's children's fare, as well as a generally fun and kind-spirited time at the movies, it succeeds admirably. »

« (...) Monster Trucks is otherwise a clunky nonstarter. »

« High school student and his new pet monster fight developers in this D.O.A. attempt at a 'Transformers'-like franchise. »

« But I doubt anyone will jump at the chance to claim an old Blu-ray of Monster Trucks decades from now—or be inspired to do a big-screen homage. »