Review of Black Friday (2004) by Chris J — 24 May 2011
An outrageous howler of a film, this potboiler combines equal parts horror and gangster picture - the result is what should have been a campy cult classic. A vicious mobster is targeted for a rub-out by his old gang, starting a chain of events that causes a meek and tweedy college professor to fall into a life-threatening coma.
In order to save his colleague, noted brain surgeon Karloff transplants the gangster's brain into the body of the professor! To make things even more interesting, Karloff learns that the hoodlum has hidden $500,000 away somewhere - in order to get his hands on it for his own noble purposes, he puts his convalescing friend into a hypnotic state, bringing out the gangster's persona (and his haircut!) in true Jeckyll and Hyde fashion.
A minor macabre masterpiece, told as efficiently as a Swiss watch. However, Lugosi's is seriously miscast in a too-small role as a rival gangster.
This review of Black Friday (2004) was written by Chris J on 24 May 2011.
Black Friday has generally received positive reviews.
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