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Title: The problem is revealed by the title...
Review: ... and a good ending cannot overcome it.There is no supernatural foe to drag us through the tepid parts, and a somewhat interesting yet slow mystery is not enough to make us sit without fidgeting. Especially not when the quality of the print is poor.The Human Monster is smarter than most of this type of fare, as it is based on an Edgar Wallace novel. But like most of this type of fare, nothing of any real note happens until the last fifteen minutes. Then it gets quite good, with chases and plot twists and the expected, if satisfying, retribution. Yet by that point the damage is done.As a movie, the Human Monster makes a very good poster.See also: "The Monogram Nine," as they are known to Lugosi's most ardent.
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