Monkey Shines 1988

Caryn James, New York Times: A film that begins in sentimentality and ends in ludicrous melodrama. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: One of George Romero's most effective and interesting horror thrillers. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Somewhere within this movie's two hours or so is hidden an absolutely spellbinding 90-minute thriller. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Romero's is a formidable talent which others can only hope to ape. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: A befuddled story about a man constrained from the neck down told by a director confused from the neck up. Read more

Richard Harrington, Washington Post: There was a time when Romero would have used these elements for pure shock effect, but the horrors in Monkey Shines are more internalized, which make them all the more scary. Read more