Title: Dazzling, glittery, whacked-out jumble of a movie
Product review: Party Monster is an ambitious fictionalized account of Michael Alig, James St. James, and the Club Kid scene of the late 1980's. There is mesmerizing dancing, partying, drugging, debauchery, and then, of course, murder (of course you can get away with murder when you are the coolest kid in NY, right?).Seth Green really steals the show as James St. James. McCauley Culkin, in his return to the big screen, is a bit stilted playing Alig, and never really convinces the audience why Alig rose to the top. Cameos by Marilyn Manson as a beautiful drag queen and by Wilmer Valderamma (of That 70's Show fame) are excellent, as are supporting cast members Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, and Wilson Cruz.If you can handle it, pick up his delicious power trip of a mix of glitter and blood. For more information on this true-life story, try the book Disco Bloodbath and the early documentary Party Monster: The Shockumentary.
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