Review of Gods and Monsters (1998) by Steve C — 02 Jan 2017

This is a maudlin melodrama, pretend story about a real person, James Whale an old Hollywood movie director (Bride of Frankenstein).

I no fan of biopics to begin with and this one is as bad as most can be.

Ian Holm is old and homosexual in orientation. He gets all worked up when young men happen by. Even though this (sin of?) lust gives him a stroke that sends him to the hospital. Really! There is a scene early on when this actually happens.

But the main story is hots for gardener, a strapping no-so-bright young man of around 30 years old.

And the old man is traumatized by being in the trenches in WWI, 40 years earlier.

Anyway, I didn't like this movie.

The Bride of Frankenstein is a lot better than this.