The life of Allan, an athlete, who has a good life, has been changed completely, when he faces an accident that left him paralyzed, so his friend offers him a help by giving him a well trained monkey to live with him and help him.
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.
Features a compelling plot and some stylish individual moments of tension during the thunderous climax, but its energy is sapped and forward momentum severely lacking. One patiently waits for it to take off, and it never fully does.
