Movie Review: Igor - Page 2

Relegated to lisping, dull-witted assistant status for one addle-brained Dr. Glickenstein, Igor gets his chance to create the perfect entry for the Evil Scientists Fair when the good doctor gets blown to smithereens by his latest failure. In spite of the help from his previous experiments, Scamper, an immortal rabbit with a death wish, and Brain, an often clueless, pickled brain in a jar — mistakenly labeled Brian — Igor manages to create life in the form of a towering, misshapen monstrosity. The "evil bone" in Eva, however, instead of turning her into the ultimate weapon of utter destruction as intended, fizzles out. In an attempt to kick-start the evil bone, Igor takes her to the local Brain Wash. His plans go awry when Brain screws up and switches her programming of violent imagery with an Inside the Actors Studio interview conducted by James Lipton (okay, I'll admit this was a clever bit, too). Instead of an evil monster, Igor has a budding actress on his hands, intent on performing Annie with verve.

Doctor Schadenfreude, the celebrity mad scientist who steals winning inventions from everyone else with the help of his Jekyll and Hyde-ish accomplice, Jaclyn, goes after Eva, hoping to enter her into the contest for his own benefit. In a bizarre climactic rumble, now evil Eva, dressed as Little Orphan Annie and singing The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow, pummels and crumbles all other entries and then some. But will Igor save her and reveal the awful truth about King Malbert and Malaria? Will Dr. Schadenfreude achieve his goal of becoming King of Malaria and the richest evil scientist ever? Will Igor's dreams ever amount to more than a hunch? Unfortunately, when we find out, it is neither exciting or emotionally satisfying. Igor is as subtle as a clubfoot, and just as uncomfortable a fit in the genre it draws upon for its storyline.

Article Author: ILoz Zoc

Founder of the League of Tana Tea Drinkers (LOTT D), expiring writer of Zombos Closet of Horror Blog, and valet to Zombos, the noted B-movie horror actor (to his few remaining and decaying fans).

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