A ponderous voiceover narration sets the stage for this monster tale.
The voice belongs to Vicaria, determinedly played by Laya DeLeon Hayes, who in short order tells the story of how death has befallen her family many times.
Her mother died of a stray bullet, her brother a victim of street violence and her father might be on his way due to substance abuse.
She hypothesizes that death is a disease and like any disease it can be cured.
With that introduction, writer-director Bomani J.
Story lays the thesis for this new take on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” But “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster” has more on its mind than just adapting that horror classic once more.
It infuses a contemporary American social critique onto the familiar plot and characters.Vicaria, who’s jokingly referred to as both a “mad scientist” and a “body snatcher,” is a brilliant…
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