Big Monster on Campus

I don't care what David Beckham says.This movie is an amazing bit of early naughts schlock.

It's not a film I would go out of my way to watch, but it's amusing on a boring Sunday afternoon (when I watched it). I was expecting some awful "teen" rubbish, but was pleasantly surprised. Enjoyably offbeat and dark in places, but it's mostly just unassuming comedy horror.

A teen finds he can return the dead to a living being. An entertaining movie with teen hormones. Take it as entertainment realizing there is no reality to it. An enjoyable but not serious experience. Worth watching. I may well view it again.

This film is a nice if unimposing blend of Beetlejuice & Fast Times at Ridgemont High. It has a good pace, fine timing, & excellent performances (especially by Ryan Reynolds as the "monster"). Truly a serendipitous experience.

It is easy to forget this film. You can see how Ryan Reynolds went from this forgettable film to being a big movie star though. Maybe that's one of the redeeming qualities of this largely forgettable film loosely based on the Shelley novel of Frankenstein. Great casting included Shelley Duvall and Judge Reinhold as Frank Stein's parents. Matthew Laurence played Frank Stein, a good high school student who gets mixed up. Ryan Reynolds played the oddball student who becomes Frankenstein's monster. The plot is a bit problematic. When you choose to ignore the obvious problems with the script, you can enjoy the film. Shelley Duvall was great in it as Frank's mother.