Review of Ben (1972) by Russell G — 30 Sep 2009
Such a weird movie. It is the touching story of a boy with a heart condition and his killer rat Ben. The events of Ben start up immediately after Willard (hence the tagline Where Willard ends, Ben begins) and the story of the boy having a rat as his only friend is contrasted with Willard's rats rampaging through the city and killing whoever they encounter.
Is it a drama? A horror movie? It is too ridiculous to be either but there is something half-way watchable about it. It is also fun to see Meredith Baxter as his teenage sister that connects more to the boy than his mother.
It is really strange to think that any nominations came out of this movie but "Ben" by Michael Jackson was nominated for an Academy Award. It however was beaten by "The Morning After" from the Poseidon Adventure.
This review of Ben (1972) was written by Russell G on 30 Sep 2009.
Ben has generally received mixed reviews.
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