Review of Monkey Shines (1988) by Veronica R — 27 Dec 2007

Parapalegic is trapped in his home with a killer helper monkey. What are you waiting for? Rent this now!

This review of Monkey Shines (1988) was written by Veronica R on 27 Dec 2007.

Monkey Shines has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Richard Harrington (181) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 May 2015

While Romero's past films have for the most part been experiments in horror (or at best, terror), Monkey Shines moves in another direction…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 25 Nov 2014

One of Romero's best non-zombie flicks, this intelligent, absorbing watch includes early roles for Stanley Tucci and Stephen Root…

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By Justin A (642) on 08 Dec 2014

Para ser una película de horror le falta mucho suspenso y le sobra mucho metraje…

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By Ad V (401) on 19 Aug 2012

A comedy in disguise. Funniest ending ever…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 24 Nov 2014

Very slow and completely ridiculous yet very entertaining…

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By Jason H (1,621) on 18 Sep 2014

Starts out strong but goes off the wayward path when the protagonist of the film descends into monkey shine madness…

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By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 13 Mar 2017

Romero loses momentum in the closing passages because he has too many loose ends to keep track of…

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By Thomas P (1,379) on 10 Dec 2011

I liked it, but I hate how the ending scene showed the paraplegic stuck in the chair chasing a monkey the hole time. A little pathetic…

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By Mitch B (96) on 21 Apr 2012

Solid Frankenstein tale, but with a helper monkey…

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 31 Oct 2012

It worked for me; I'm working on severing my spinal column as we speak. creepy, obsessive, telepathic, monkey- partner here I come…

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