I, monster

Lee thinks this is one of his best performances ever. I must say, that the character Paul Allen in Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll really isn't that far behind this. (Personally, I think that film is even better.) Here Lee playes Mr. Marlow at a very low key. I have never seen him that constrained before.

There are som really great scenes: The first time he shoots himself with the dangerous drug. Out comes a nutty person, slightly wacky, and as if he was high on something. Wonderful to watch! I, monster, takes 80 minutes. I would have preferred it longer!

And certainly no crappy transformations. This is much better done.

Two faces of Dr. Jekyll

I really love Lee in this film - he plays the scoundrel Paul Allen with a grace that is a pure joy to watch. A great plot (of course), great performances and intelligent dialogue (sorry to say, not all Hammer productions could provide with that).

Thankfully, we don't have to see crappy made Jekyll/Hyde transformations. That worried me a bit, but Terence Fisher left that out. The result is wonderful! Watch it and enjoy Lee at his best! :-)

SCL's own comments are: "This was a script by Wolf Mankowitz, a very good writer, and the part of Paul was written for me. A cad, sponger, dwindler. The man who lives off women, and doesn't pay gambling debts. A rake. I think it was one of the best performances I've given." 

Can't do anything but agree.

"One disagreeable thing that happened to me was that I had to lie still at the end of the film, supposedly dead, with a python crawling across my face and neck. The snake was quite unperturbed."