Gods and Monsters
by Caser
The rush is on at the AADL to get a few scary movies before Halloween night, but if you're in the mood for something topical that's more riveting and less frightening, then check out Gods and Monsters on DVD. Released to critical acclaim in 1998, actor Ian McKellen plays the aging horror director James Whale, of Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man fame, who is coping with the effects of a stroke when he befriends a young gardener, Clayton (played by Brendan Fraser), who sparks in him a reexamination of his life and work. Both an homage to Whale's pioneering horror films and a heartbreaking story of the deterioration of a brilliant mind, Gods and Monsters is a stirring film that sheds light on the early dark era of filmmakers.
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