I bought this on VHS at a very reduced price because I am a great fan of Tony Shalhoub (whose vehicle this is, of course). I thought the character of Monk was very off-beat and entertaining, and his nurse Sharona was also very likable. While watching it, it never occurred to me that it was a TV movie.
But overall, the story failed to engross me; it just wasn't that interesting. I'm sorry to say it, because I am a huge fan of Shalhoub, and now I have to rate this movie a 6 out of 10, which is a shame as it has, as of this writing, an IMDB rating of a highly impressive 8.1 (!). I usually think good movies are rated too low at IMDB, but in this case I'm amazed at the high rating. The 300 people who's given this movie a 10 out of 10 must be very, very, very big Shalhoub fans!
But overall, the story failed to engross me; it just wasn't that interesting. I'm sorry to say it, because I am a huge fan of Shalhoub, and now I have to rate this movie a 6 out of 10, which is a shame as it has, as of this writing, an IMDB rating of a highly impressive 8.1 (!). I usually think good movies are rated too low at IMDB, but in this case I'm amazed at the high rating. The 300 people who's given this movie a 10 out of 10 must be very, very, very big Shalhoub fans!