42/11
Monster: Too bad you fainted
Plot
After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she encounters a terrifying, yet oddly charming, monster living in her closet. A romantic comedy horror film about falling in love with your inner rage. Filmed at the Ritz and mostly in New Jersey.
I think you’d find it very, well, scary
I have this pretty neat monster routine that I do now. Referenced in Amanda the Jedi Show: The BEST and Weirdest Movies You (Mostly) Haven’t Seen Yet | Love Lies Bleeding (2024). This movie could have been as great as Melissa and Tommy’s performances.
The wardrobe and makeup were fantastic
Alas, Laura’s once-sickly meteoric rise is derailed by laziness and cliché. The story, while a bit overdone, was unique enough to captivate… until…
my cinema audibly addressed the horrific scene that undid all meaningful character development
Why? I think a screen test could have easily remedied that and salvaged what could have been salvaged. The conclusion, while vaguely «triumphant,» falters and also rightfully misses its own standing ovation.
For now, I’ll rewatch «Lisa Frankenstein»
I wish I could agree with the movie’s audience, but I just wasn’t «into it.» Rework the lazy trope scene and rewrite the ending, and this could have been a decent dark romantic comedy.
