MONKEY SHINES, based on the novel of
the same name, tells the story of a former athlete turned
quadriplegic. As he adjusts to the trauma of life in a chair, he
gets a gift from his buddy - a primate researcher – an assistant
monkey named Ella. Ella carries with her a secret. She's been
treated with human brain cells.
Monkey and Master soon form a bond, one
bordering on telepathic. And soon, Ella is doing more than turning
pages and getting drinks. Ella starts taking out the people or birds
that do him harm. The Monkey, well, shines.
I wasn't sure what to expect. At
first, it starts SLOW and is very dated. It's one thing to have a
movie reflect the time it was made it, but this thing screamed late
1980's.
The movie gets rolling though, when
Ella gets to killing.
Directed by George Romero, the film
plays on some nice creepy moments and Ella, being so cute and lethal
is a nice conflict. Not unlike the affect of the sweet little kid
turn killer motif. The romance storyline is heavy handed and the
monkey sound f'x while they were getting it on was a bit...much.
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