When Monk premiered in 2002, the series was unique in many ways -- and the Peacock movie Mr. Monk's Last Case is able to capture almost all of them. But television has changed a lot since TV viewers met Adrian Monk, and where the movie falls flat is in trying to update the classic world of Monk for a 2020s audience. Mr. Monk's Last Case gives fans everything they've been waiting for, but in a much more self-conscious package.
REVIEW: Mr. Monk's Last Case Is a Flawed But Welcome Movie
Mr. Monk's Last Case is the Monk movie fans wanted, but the Peacock effort leans too hard into updating the TV show to a post-COVID world.
