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Monkey Shines
After facing a horrible accident that leads to his paralysing, Allan, a young courageous athlete, loses his desire in life, the thing that leads his friend to offer a help through giving him a monkey that can help him in all the works.
28 April 1934, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
30 May 1938, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
17 November 1951, Sarasota, Florida, USA
9 March 1934, New York City, New York, USA
10 October 1935, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
6 December 1962, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
June 12, 2008
This intelligent, effective thriller is one of [Romero's] best films.
January 01, 2000
There was a time when Romero would have used these elements for pure shock effect, but the horrors in Monkey Shines are more internalized, which make them all the more scary.
August 30, 2004
A film that begins in sentimentality and ends in ludicrous melodrama.
March 13, 2010
A brilliant realization of a mind awakening to its animal instincts, expressed in satirical Hitchcockisms
November 17, 2014
Features a compelling plot and some stylish individual moments of tension during the thunderous climax, but its energy is sapped and forward momentum severely lacking. One patiently waits for it to take off, and it never fully does.
November 25, 2014
One of Romero's best non-zombie flicks, this intelligent, absorbing watch includes early roles for Stanley Tucci and Stephen Root.
November 26, 2007
One of George Romero's most effective and interesting horror thrillers.
December 31, 2013
By the time the hilarious yet memorable Carrie-esque final shocker rolls around, Monkey Shines has established itself as a passable horror effort...
June 24, 2006
Romero's is a formidable talent which others can only hope to ape.
January 01, 2000
Somewhere within this movie's two hours or so is hidden an absolutely spellbinding 90-minute thriller.
November 26, 2007
A befuddled story about a man constrained from the neck down told by a director confused from the neck up.
July 11, 2016
a lot of awful performances in the service of a lousy script.