The Last Frankenstein

Well the movie starts off strong, which really good special effects, but then the horrible amateurish acting kicks in and it all goes to crapola.

Many of the scenes are well set up and directed nicely but the acting is non-existent. And this makes one wonder why this movie is rated so highly on IMDB. It in no way deserves the rating it's getting.

The initial monster wears a ridiculous rubber mask and he acts more like Jason from Friday the 13th, but at least the bloodsport around him was cool.

Quite a bit of the movie is very slow. But I'll say it again: It's very hard to get past the absolutely HORRIBLE acting. These are not real actors. And it makes me wonder "What did you do with the money your mother gave you for acting lessons?"

Low budget and slow to start,but I found myself wrapped up in the film as it went on. An impressive score of industrial ambient music pairs well with one of the better Frankenstein films of the past several years. Some plot elements need to be figured out as I watched but I prefer that to films that beat you over the head with them,there's some openness to interpretation that I got a kick out of. The photography is impressive for such a low budget film as is the casting of the late veteran Robert Dix (Forty Guns,Forbidden Planet,even Frankenstein's Daughter!)as the Frankenstein grandfather ...Also got a kick out of the 'Thanks to...' Credits that list Mary Shelly.

3/10

This movie is highly rated on this site, but I can't figure out why. To be fair, the acting, pacing, effects, and music all work; however, by the end of the movie, I asked myself, what was the point? As far as I could tell, the protagonist was no different after the events of the movie--he didn't seem to have learned any lessons nor had he faced any justice for his actions, even as everyone involved with his experiments meets a bad end. The confrontation between the protagonist and the antagonist was anti-climatic, and because the antagonist's motivations were never made clear, it was also seemingly unnecessary. One of the characters, an actress, makes no obvious contribution to the film. In sum, I simply can't find a point to this movie. Had this been an exploitation flick, with gore, sex, and nudity, I could understand other elements lacking. Unfortunately, by horror movie standards, there was relatively little blood, and no sex or nudity to speak of. So what we're left with is a plot that goes nowhere, making the slow pacing frustrating. I wanted to like this movie but I can't recommend it.

1-3 Don't bother 4-6 Good 7-9 Great 10 Outstanding.