▁story ". ▁But ▁the ▁Austin ▁( Tex as ) ▁Chron icle ' s ▁film ▁critic , ▁Mike ▁Em ery , ▁has ▁a ▁more ▁favor able ▁perspective . ▁He ▁calls ▁the ▁film ▁" not ▁bad ▁for ▁an ▁evening ▁of ▁nost alg ia ▁and ▁laugh s . ▁Not ▁to ▁mention ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁an ▁era ▁when ▁fun ▁' cre ature ▁features ' ▁were ▁c rank ed ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁dozen ". ▁ ▁Warren ▁dis lik es ▁the ▁mon ster ▁make up ▁worn ▁by ▁Harry ▁Wilson ▁and ▁the ▁gender ▁confusion ▁that ▁results ▁from ▁a ▁man ▁playing ▁Fran ken stein ' s ▁daughter . ▁He ▁writes ▁that ▁" it ' s ▁never ▁clear ▁if ▁the ▁mon ster ▁is ▁entirely ▁a ▁female ▁- ▁it ▁certainly ▁doesn ' t ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁woman ▁- ▁or ▁has ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁... ▁we ▁never ▁know ▁if ▁the ▁mon ster ▁is ▁male , ▁female , ▁or ▁a ▁mixture ▁- ▁or ▁why ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁any ▁difference ". ▁He ▁bl ames ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁on ▁the ▁mon ster ▁make up , ▁writing ▁that ▁" when ▁he ▁learned ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁moment ▁the ▁mon ster ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁woman , ▁[ make up ▁artist ▁Harry ] ▁Thomas ▁hast ily ▁sc raw led ▁lip st ick ▁on ▁its ▁mouth ▁and ▁sent ▁it ▁on ▁to ▁movie ▁imm ort ality ". ▁In ▁an ▁interview , ▁Cu h na ▁laid ▁the ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁make up ▁not ▁on ▁Harry ▁Thomas , ▁but ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁shooting