It's not often one can say sincerely, "This is the worst movie I've ever seen." I thought that when I saw this film in the theatres, and seven years later it's still the champ. Basically, it's a riff off of Flowers for Algernon, except the characters are unsympathetic, the geniuses are not especially bright, and the things they do are not very interesting. When the movie came out, its sole redeeming feature was the computer graphics, which were technically impressive but not very pleasing to the eye. (That is unfortunate, given the large amount of screen time they get.) Now, of course, a $1000 home computer does a much more impressive job. The acting is bad, the pacing if awful, and there is exactly one professionally looking shot in the entire movie: a backlit shot of Fahey, as he comes over a hill. Unfortunately, the image itself was a cliche even then, and it's the most successful aspect of the movie. There is a modicum of an attempt at a suspenseful ending, via a "chase" as Dr. Frankenstein tries to prevent his monster from destroying humanity, however, if you're still watching at that point, and you're actually in suspense, then I envy you: the SECOND movie you watch in your life, whatever it happens to be, is going to be much better than this one. So, don't give up on this "movie" thing just yet.
Review of The Lawnmower Man
