, ▁and ▁it ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Picture . ▁When ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁it ▁to pped ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁week ends , ▁before ▁being ▁over t aken ▁by ▁Contact . ▁ ▁Writing ▁in ▁Time ▁Out ▁New ▁York ▁regarding ▁the ▁imp lications ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁Andrew ▁John ston ▁stated : ▁" Mont y ▁is ▁much ▁less ▁rib ald ▁than ▁it ▁sounds . ▁The ▁fun ni est ▁moments ▁are ▁frequently ▁the ▁most ▁subt le , ▁like ▁when ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁stri ppers , ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁do le ▁line , ▁find ▁themselves ▁unable ▁to ▁resist ▁dan cing ▁in ▁place ▁when ▁Don na ▁Sum mers ' s ▁" Hot ▁St uff " ▁comes ▁on ▁the ▁radio . ▁There ' s ▁surprising ly ▁little ▁ra unch , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁the ▁film ▁can ' t ▁stop ▁thinking ▁of ▁women ▁as ▁enemies ▁of ▁a ▁sort ▁( at ▁least ▁Mont y ▁is ▁less ▁off ensive ▁than ▁Br ass ed ▁Off ▁in ▁that ▁department ). ▁And ▁ref res hing ly , ▁its ▁definition ▁of ▁male ▁bond ing ▁is ▁broad ▁enough ▁to ▁let ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁l ads ▁find ▁love ▁in ▁each ▁other ' s ▁arms ." ▁ ▁Review ▁aggregate ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁ret ros pect ively ▁reports ▁that ▁ 9 6 % ▁of ▁critics ▁have ▁given ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁based ▁on ▁ 4 8 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 . 5 1 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁cons