The Patchwork Monkey

I didn't get to see the first minute or so of this, but what I did see I liked. It was about this creepy monkey that was scaring the pants off two kids. It had it's really eerie minutes where you were thinking "What's about to happen?"

It really showed up "Child's Play", the movies about Chucky the killer doll. One thing was that you never really saw the monkey showing signs of life which really added to the rising tension. I didn't really quite understand what happened at the end, but it still rocked! Of course, IFC short films are hard to come across so if you get to see this, you are lucky! My rating: 7/10. (The ending left me confused.)

One of the problems with the disappearance of the short subject is that everything has to be a feature -- even if it doesn't warrant it.

Fortunately, some people still make short films, even if they are usually student works, and occasionally one shows up that is worthwhile. This one, based on a short story, is one that needs to be made as a short story or not at all.

Doubtless we will see the two-hour feature version of this with high-tech special effects and lots of fake blood scattered about in a few years. In the meantime, let us enjoy this decent short.