A Brilliant Monster (2018)

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Release Date: Jun 16, 2018
Rated: N/A | Runtime: 90 Mins | Language: English
Director: F.C. Rabbath
Stars: Dennis Friebe, Joy Kigin, Nick Leali

Summary

Where do you get those brilliant ideas? A question which plagues all creators. They say success comes with a price, but for the story of Mitch Stockridge, an author of self-help books, that price feeds a bigger monster inside of us all. Into the stressful depths of the creative mind, the lengths that one goes through for success, and the anxiety to keep on producing while on top.

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What to Expect

I went into A Brilliant Monster thinking it was going to be a psychological thriller, which is was, but what caught me by surprise is that it's also a creature feature. The "monster" part of the title both describes this guy's mental state as well as the actual monster that hangs out in his bathroom. Describing this further could venture into spoiler territory, so we'll just leave it at that. The movie uses a police investigation to unravel the story and crimes of a self-help guru with an uncanny ability to motivate. He literally motivates everyone, including the cops called on to investigate a series of disappearances surrounding him. Needless to say, everyone doubts he's capable of what he's accused of which gives him a lot of room to be a monster. The movie itself is a thriller at best, any traces of horror are minimal. The monster pulls it into the horror category, but just barely. Decent c Read more...

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Critic Reviews:

This is definitely a movie to watch without spoilers, so I’m attempting to do my best tap dancing around them. Fred Astaire eat your heart out. Suffice it to say the trailer only tells half the story. The rest? I encourage you to see for yourself.

– The Scariest Things

But the rich visuals don’t overcome the story’s shortcomings, with the film being rendered confusing and pointless at the end. It believes itself to be profound, but it had nothing at all to say.

– Film Threat

While A Brilliant Monster features a unique premise, developed characters, and solid performances throughout, the film still seems like a tough recommendation to horror fans as the monster elements are almost secondary to the long look taken at a person struggling with their own inner demons..

– Horror and Sons