The charisma of Lucas Till and Jane Levy – and even the titular creature – outweighs the movie’s moments of tone-deafness Originally slated to be released at the tail-end of last year, “Monster Trucks” has surreptitiously slid into theaters this weekend across the country. The ominous January release date is typically a bad omen and telltale sign of a film’s quality.

Its idea came from a studio exec’s four-year-old son. It’s been on the shelf since the summer of 2015.