‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’ Review: Tony Shalhoub’s Anxiety-Plagued Investigator Searches for Purpose in a Post-Pandemic World

The Emmy-winning actor returns to his iconic TV role in a movie sequel that stays true to the tone of the original series, but struggles to chart new ground

monk-movie-traylor-howard-tony-shalhoub-ted-levine-jason-gray-stanford-peacock-peter-stranks.jpg
Traylor Howard, Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford "Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie." (Peter Stranks/Peacock)

Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) — everyone’s favorite anxiety-plagued detective played by Tony Shalhoub — returns to TV in Peacock’s “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie” to solve one more case. Or as the title of the movie suggests, his last case. The world has changed immensely since we last visited Mr. Monk. But, one thing hasn’t changed. Or, to paraphrase Randy Newman’s theme song: “It’s still a jungle out there.”

In its original run, “Monk” aired a total of 125 episodes. Can this standalone movie sequel live up to its groundbreaking predecessor? Tonally, it does for the most part. But in this post-pandemic era where streaming TV rules the land, “Mr.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.