Review of Gods and Monsters (1998) by Kade S — 18 Jun 2007

To Homophobe reviewer Bill B.: That's what the freaking movie was about!

This review of Gods and Monsters (1998) was written by Kade S on 18 Jun 2007.

Gods and Monsters has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Gods and Monsters

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Craig C (655) on 25 Sep 2014

A masterful indie from 1998 that shed light on Gay Hollywood during the 1930's…

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Steve C (928) on 02 Jan 2017

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

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Jonathan Lethem (1) for Salon.com (2,725) on 26 Aug 2013

A showcase for a uniquely sympathetic virtuoso performance by legendary stage actor Ian McKellen in an otherwise minor film…

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Matt M (2,511) on 20 Feb 2013

A semi-fictionalised account of the last days of film director James Whale, of the Frankenstein films fame…

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Bataguila (144) on 20 Nov 2018

Cine gay. asu favor aprendes algo del director, y de la producción de frankenstein, pero muy floja las actuaciones de todos los q no son ian…

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Bob Stephens (19) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 03 Sep 2013

One of the most complex and powerful literary scripts in recent times…

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Leonard D (636) on 29 Oct 2014

A very shocking look on the last days of a extremely talented director! If you are part of this films demographic, you'll like it just fine…

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Alex W (1,471) on 14 Dec 2013

If you can get past Brendan Fraser being a hunk and a an average actor you will find a lot of enjoyment in this film…

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Richard D (1,732) on 12 Dec 2016

Ian McKellen stars as James Whale in a bit of speculative fiction about his last days…

Read Review

Review of Gods and Monsters (1998)

By Jay B (1,110) on 24 Mar 2017

Well, it's a very well acted film... but it's definitely not what I expected when I popped in a biopic about James Whale…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Spanglish (2004)

By Rachelc (7) on 18 Sep 2007

The worst movie I've seen in years. Misogynistic crap: i.e…

Read Review

Review of Pleasantville (1998)

By Seth S (331) on 23 May 2014

The expectations versus reality of my opinion towards Pleasantville is jarring. I expected to really enjoy an inventive piece of filmmaking…

Read Review

Review of Heavenly Creatures (1994)

By Carlos R (1,175) on 14 Sep 2010

This film has little enough charm: it's overlong, character development is replaced by screaming and girning…

Read Review

Review of American Gigolo (1980)

By P B (957) on 15 Nov 2007

I can't believe that I actually did see all the shit I've seen :)…

Read Review

Review of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

By Ray L (129) on 16 Dec 2008

- seen it at 1 of my friends place & I found it long & not that interesting…

Read Review

Review of Saving Private Ryan (1998)

By Tims. (14) on 08 Oct 2007

This movie only appeals to those who have absolutely no knowledge of history. It's absolute garbage…

Read Review

Review of Liberty Stands Still (2002)

By Not S (12) on 08 Apr 2011

Snipes and Fiorentino put in good performances, but the plot and dialogue were truly rotten…

Read Review

Review of Finding Neverland (2004)

By James D (1,507) on 28 Nov 2014

Believe ... as simple as that. Depp as usual was excellent while the supporting cast was just that ... very supporting…

Read Review

Review of Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)

By Bambi J (13) on 20 Aug 2012

Not very exciting, nor does it show most of her struggles. Underwhelmed greatly…

Read Review

Review of Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

By Broyax (884) on 19 Mar 2022

Un film qui aurait pu et qui aurait même dû se révéler intéressant, au moins pour la prestation exceptionnelle d’Al Pacino dans le rôle…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Parasite

2019

88%251 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Gods and Monsters

1998

75%339 Reviews

Man of the Year

2006

51%552 Reviews

Yellow Submarine

1968

77%517 Reviews

La Vie en Rose

2007

75%640 Reviews

The Lego Movie

2014

80%1,032 Reviews

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

65%434 Reviews

Boyhood

1951

78%1,019 Reviews

Driving Miss Daisy

1989

77%618 Reviews

A Little Bit of Heaven

2011

48%295 Reviews

Smoke Signals

1998

72%398 Reviews