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Monster Trucks is a 2017 American monster action comedy film produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies and Disruption Entertainment for Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Chris Wedge, in his live-action directorial debut, and written by Derek Connolly, from a story by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger and Matthew Robinson.

Plot
Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a monster truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town with a most unlikely friend.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) Thin storyline.
 * TBA

Redeeming Qualities

 * TBA

Reception
Monster Trucks received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 32% based on 94 reviews and an average rating of 4.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite flashes of inspiration, the singularly high-concept Monster Trucks shows that it takes more than monsters and trucks to create a compelling feature film."

Trivia

 * Despite the movie released in 2017, the movie premiere on 2016.

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2010s films]] Nickelodeon films]] Paramount films]] Live-action films]] Family films]] Hybrid films]] Box office bombs]]