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‘Your Monster’ Review: Melissa Barrera Finds Musical Ways To Scream Her Rage With Help From A Beastly Tommy Dewey
A review of 'Monster' in which Melissa Barrera finds her true inner self in the form of a beastly man who encourages her to develop her inner rage.
A sometimes awkward combo of horror/romcom/musical elements that don’t always mesh perfectly but still blend well enough makes writer/director Caroline Lindy ‘s own feature length adaptation of her short film a fun ride, as well as a terrific showcase for its stars Melissa Barrera and Tommy Dewey. Barrera ( Scream) is Laura, an aspiring musical theatre actress who gets a devastating cancer diagnosis and lands in the hospital where, while recovering, gets the gut-wrenching blow that her longtime boyfriend Jacob ( Edmund Donovan) has decided to dump her. This is devastating stuff, made even worse by the fact this stage director/writer has decided to cast another woman, Jackie Dennon ( Meghann Fahy) in the role Laura helped Jacob develop for herself to play, her big break.
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