THE BLANCHEVILLE MONSTER

The Blancheville Monster Movie Review

Emilie (Ombretta Colli) returns home to find her father has been disfigured, the help has changed, and she only has five days to kick the family curse, or else she will die the day she turns 21. Along the way, he father is encouraging her to just go ahead and die because, hey, it's really not too bad! This is still another Italian Gothic tale from my Chilling Classics collection, and is as sleep-inducing as most of the rest. 

"You feel your eyelids getting heavier..."

Allegedly inspired by the works of Poe, this movie seems more a mess created all on its own. Have you ever been so bored you watched a snail crawl from one destination to another? I haven't either, but I can imagine it moves along faster than this film does...and is probably more entertaining. Colli seems confused by everything that is happening around her--not the character, the actress--and her acting skills far outweigh those of everybody else in the film. The makeup is laughable. The reveal at the end will make you yawn (assuming you are still awake at this point). The movie visually is identical to hundreds of others from this genre. The opening credits are actually kind of cool, and some of the director's shots are a bit interesting--I'm in a really good mood right now, so I am trying to be positive and think of some good things to say about this film....I have nothing more.

On A Scale Of One To Ten: 3

The Blancheville Monster Movie Trailer