Dismal attempt to be another "Creature From the Black Lagoon"
In 1954, Universal Studios struck box office gold with “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” about a prehistoric monster lurking in South American waters. Two years later, the studio attempted to capitalize on the success of that movie with another creature flick set in the Brazilian rain forest, “Curucu, Beast of the Amazon.”<br /><br />Reports of a long-clawed beast cause hundreds of Brazilian plantation workers to abandon their jobs and return to the forests. With no one left to work their plantations, the owners hire troubleshooter Rock Dean (John Bromfield, “Revenge of the Creature”) to go deep into the rain forest to investigate and convince the workers to return.<br /><br />Before beginning the expedition, Dean gets a medical check-up and meets Dr. Andrea Romar (Beverly Garland, “Not of This Earth”), a cancer researcher who wants to accompany him to look into native medicines reputed to have strong healing powers. Dean adamantly resists bringing a woman into the jungle where danger lurks. She’s one step ahead of him, however, and hires the boat and guide that were supposed to take him. Now he has no choice. They set off together.<br /><br />The jungle offers plenty of danger from wild animals and local headhunters, but Dean and Romar simply don’t believe in the existence of such a fantastical beast. Assuming it’s heightened superstition that made the workers flee, they push on.<br /><br />Writer/director Curt Siodmak, who wrote the screenplays for “The Wolf Man” and “Donovan’s Brain” among many others, put together more of a jungle adventure than a monster flick. Unusually expensive for the genre because of its location filming in a foreign country and use of color, “Curucu, Beast of the Amazon” promises far more than it delivers. Siodmak builds suspense at the beginning when we see the beast of the title attack a local woman, but then dissipates it completely when he turns to developing an awkward romantic thread between the two leads. Aside from slowing the pace, these scenes appear to be padding to fill out the minimum running time for a feature.  At one point, the movie turns into a sort of travelogue, as Siodmak seems more concerned with showing off Brazil’s natural beauty, marketplaces, and magnificent waterfalls than with moving the narrative forward.<br /><br />Bromfield’s Dean is not a nice guy. He’s quick with his fists, regards the natives as inferiors to be dealt with harshly, and is not above killing indigenous wildlife when not even necessary. Bromfield looks the part of an adventurer but his performance is far from convincing. Apparently, despite the high-quality production values, the movie’s budget didn’t allow for a more convincing actor.<br /><br />Beverly Garland was a staple of monster and sci-fi movies during the 1950s and 1960s and is once again the damsel in distress. Although her character is written more intelligently than others she’s played, her matter-of-fact reactions to a snake falling from a tree into their boat and a stampede of wild buffalo eventually give way to her trademark scream as the beast abducts her in a scene lifted right from “Creature From the Black Lagoon.” Despite the tropical heat and humidity, Garland is never less than perfectly coiffed and made up, even in a scene when she wakes up in a hospital after a dangerous ordeal. This doesn’t help with the character’s credibility. Apart from Bromfield and Garland, the cast is composed of local Brazilian actors.<br /><br />Horror and monster fans likely will feel betrayed by this film’s poster advertising and its marketing as a monster picture. A key revelation about two thirds of the way in will be a huge letdown. Even as a jungle adventure, the film lacks action, and much of what action it has comes from stock footage of animals fighting. There’s a lot of footage of characters walking — too much. Again, it looks to be a way to fill time. Raoul Kraushaar’s score tries to infuse drama into generally mundane images.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the unrated Blu-ray release include an audio commentary, archival video featurette with writer/director Curt Siodmak, stills gallery, theatrical trailer, and reversible sleeve artwork.<br /><br />“Curucu, Beast of the Amazon” is a curiosity. As a “monster” movie, it bears little resemblance to what the film’s poster and coming attraction promise. As a jungle adventure, it is only mildly interesting. With a lackluster leading man and a weak script, the only things going for it are a game Beverly Garland, its color cinematography, and picturesque locations.
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