B Monkey

B Monkey (1999) Just when I had given up all hope of finding another gem in the B-movie pile, along came the appropriately titled B movie, B Monkey. Starring the daughter of Euro-horror director extraordinaire Dario Argento (Asia Argento) and Rupert Everett, the film is about B (for Beatrice) an aggressive, sex crazed, armed robber who is looking for a change in her life. In comes a mild mannered school teacher and off we go. There is quite a bit of role reversal in their relationship and you rarely see a movie where the lead male has trouble with sex due to feeling it isn’t right after the first date. Shot in London, Paris, and Cambria, the photography is excellent, the jazzy score perfect for the mood of the movie and you will discover that you are actually watching a cleverly hidden love story. As their relationship develops, it will come as no surprise that her past steps in to cause ripples in their course.

Well acted, with good character development, this was a pleasant surprise. If you want to watch a good movie that will never be shown in the Atlanta area, try and find B Monkey in the DVD racks for an excellent afternoon’s viewing. The movie is rated R for: All of Asia, multiple aardvarking, knee shots, exploding cars, driving on the left, pencil in the cheek, missing fingers, and for excessive piano destruction.