Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

SlyGuy21 Based around Metallica's turmoil of the early 2000s, "Some Kind of Monster" offers quite the spectacle for a documentary. After their slew of success through the 80s and 90s, Metallica hit a road block like a lot of bands do. Group in-fighting, fan resentment, people leaving, creative dullness, and that's what this captures. Following the making and release of their polarizing "St. Anger" album, the guys deal with a lot, the death of Cliff, Jason leaving for his side project, James going to rehab, the Napster fall out, and even each others egos. It never paints Metallica as this perfect entity, who's only problem is being too famous. It doesn't even go into how polarizing the album was, how it's considered by many to be their worst work, but this isn't about that, it's about their journey towards wholeness. Critiquing music in general is super subjective anyway, more so than film or video games, so I'm honestly glad they didn't focus on that aspect. I haven't actually heard "St. Anger" front to back, only a couple songs, but it's about people working through the problems they have, through the only medium that brings them together. I don't see what's so bad about that. As a Metallica fan through and through, this is a great gift, a great warts and all documentary about how hard it is to do what you love.

Jesse Magee Full disclosure:I'm yet another of those "Love the first four albums, hate the rest" Metallica fans. I approached the documentary a year after it came out and with no preconceptions. I hadn't heard the "St. Anger" album. And I was, well, not shocked exactly but quite disappointed. Not with the film, which is interesting in a trainwreck sort of way, but in the fact that the train ever reached a point that it crashed. When Metallica came along they were SPECIAL! I purchased several albums the day I purchased my first album by them (Master) and they totally blew not only MY mind but the minds of the other rock fans in the small town I grew up in. Metallica became "our" band, much as they did for many others.I just watched SKOM again to see if the passing of years had been kind to it. They haven't. Watching James attempt to get himself sober and Lars being a whiny spoiled child is definitely entertaining in all the wrong ways. Lars telling James that he's being self centered is, ironically, the most self centered thing I've ever heard a rock musician say. Kirk Hammett almost seems to have Stockholm Syndrome. He seems so kowtowed by the two leaders makes me believe he feels he couldn't do anything on his own and he is stuck. Which may very well be true but it's hard to watch. The entire thing is hard to watch. 40 something year old millionaires attempting to be angry teenagers is unflattering and frankly embarrassing. After the release of the documentary and the horrible album that came from these sessions, Metallica attempted to release another album on which they "went back to their roots". It was no better. Now in 2016 and a full eight years since their last new music was released, Metallica is for all intents and purposes on par with the current lineup of KISS. Going out flogging the hits, being the world's greatest Metallica cover band. Jason Newsted left the band just as SKOM was being filmed. He made enough money in Metallica that he can do what he wants with his time and talent now with no concern over cash. For Metallica it's all about the money. Sad But True.

Sandcooler Of all words to describe this movie, sadness is probably the most accurate. We see Metallica as we've never seen them before, nothing would make you believe they used to be an awesome band. We see them slave for months and months on new material, going through depressions and fights and getting psychological help for their fear of failure. The sad thing is, listening to "St.Anger" just makes you realise it just really wasn't worth it. It's just a very bad, uninspired record. You can hear them forcing themselves, and that's never good. This is an interesting document, but it's also painful to watch, with Dave Mustaine's appearance as it's "highlight". The way it captures a band in desperation is truly brilliant.

ash-10692 Whether you like Metallica's music or not, this is an essential watch. It follows the bands recording of the 2004 'St Anger' album and goes through all the highs and lows of being in Metallica. It includes the search for a new bass player, James' battle with alcohol addiction and the band generally being at each others throats the whole time. It also includes exclusive footage of Lars talking to Dave Mustaine for the first time since 1983.This film shows also who has the power and control in Metallica, and how little others have. They even resort to hiring a personal phychiatrist to sort out their problems.A must see for lovers of Metallica and documentaries everywhere.