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Shes clearly meant for better things than stiffly reciting wooden slasher-movie dialogue in lifelessScreamretreads.
Caroline LindysYour Monsterat times feels like it could serve as a path for the actress back to her strengths.
Theres a nice glow to this film perched halfway between fairy-tale and handmade indie dramedy.
The comedy is mostly tepid, but Barrera sells it well.
Her whole performance feels like a gentle aside.
Unfortunately, Lindys screenplay struggles to expand the films concept beyond its basic, sketchy premise.
Hes a symbol, and hes not the only one.
but seems to keep abandoning Laura during times of need.
Movies need not be literal-minded, or even unpredictable, but they do need to besomething.
And some late-breaking gruesome bits cant retroactively redeem the lazy writing.
But the movie does have Barrera, and maybe thats enough.
