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5.1/10
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A married couple of scientists create a modern-day monster.A married couple of scientists create a modern-day monster.A married couple of scientists create a modern-day monster.
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Peter Adrian Sudarso
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- (as Peter Sudarso)
Mckenna Grace
- Molly
- (as McKenna Grace)
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- (as Ron Roggé)
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The plot was decent. It didn't always make sense but mostly worked. The problem with this film is only a string of bad things happen. So while the movie manages to be moving at times, it's a miserable experience overall. I was expecting a happy ending since the monster narrates the film and he sounds highly intelligent and sophisticated which turned out to be misleading... Bottomline, I recommend this to anyone who enjoys sad, tragic films.
6.75 of 10. Frankenstein zombie or Frankenstein clone? It's definitely not Frankenstein robot. Nonetheless, it feels like a horror story inspired by Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - or at least the the question, not the more developed Blade Runner adaptation.
It's better than any of the film/TV versions of Frankenstein. Rather than trying to stay literal to a story we know is, at least technically, nonsense, it pursues a more realistic though still at the moment purely sci-fi angle.
What makes the film engaging beyond the slightly revised plot setup is the pacing and the thoughtful adaptation and fitting in of the book characters that interact with "Monster". What makes it less engaging is the narration. By the end it feels like a setup for either a TV series or a sequel or 2 rather than a complete story.
It's better than any of the film/TV versions of Frankenstein. Rather than trying to stay literal to a story we know is, at least technically, nonsense, it pursues a more realistic though still at the moment purely sci-fi angle.
What makes the film engaging beyond the slightly revised plot setup is the pacing and the thoughtful adaptation and fitting in of the book characters that interact with "Monster". What makes it less engaging is the narration. By the end it feels like a setup for either a TV series or a sequel or 2 rather than a complete story.
Modern update of the famous story, here set in LA. Instead of a nuts and bolts style monster, such as Karloff, we have a pretty boy who is fond of saying the word "Mum". We get the young girl thrown into the lake, plus the befriending by a blind guy (well played by Tony Tod, who generously pays for Adam - I mean the monster - to have his wicked way with a hooker!). Plenty of gore. And production values are all good enough too. Now I'm all in favour of reimagening classic stories but I felt that this one didn't quite work and if I want to see a Frankenstein movie then give me Universal or Hammer instead.
I haven't read what people are saying about this movie. I can just say that it is a 100% cruel story. It is cruel to see how everyone turns out to be a victim: the Monster, his victims and his "mother". Shocking images throughout guarantee that this movie fall into the horror category, but it is certainly not a good horror movie. In fact, it can be considered "effective" only due to the heavy use of gore and violence, but it lacks both character and story development. Also, I have some problems with the adaptation itself. For me, the monster looks more like Dorian Gray rather than Frankenstein. Similarly, the script was rather weak, though I really enjoyed the performances of Carrie-Anne Moss and Xavier Samuel. The bottom line: This movie will be good for the ones who like to suffer, but for me it is a lot of clichéd stories brought together by a very underused cast.
Frankenstein (2015) is a modernized telling of the legendary tale that I recently watched on Prime. The storyline follows a scientist and his wife working on bringing dead cells to life. They are successful and create a living human from spare body parts. The monster they create they leave to become an orphan and eventually a homeless person begging for funds to survive. When things become desperate so do his actions. He'd love to get revenge for what his "parents" did to him...
This movie is written and directed by Bernard Rose (Candyman) and stars Tony Todd (Candyman), Carrs-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Xavier Samuel (Fury), Danny Huston (21 Grams) and Maya Erskine (DC League of Super Pets).
This was way better than I anticipated. The storyline was very interested and the sub plots they modernized were well written. I adored the cast and characters. Numerous strong performances in this picture. I loved Tony Todd and Maya Erskine in this and Samuel delivers a strong leading performance too. Moss was ruthless in this film and reminded me of her character in Momento. There's definitely some good kill scenes, gore, blood splatter and his skin was wild. The hospital breakout and sequences with police were outstanding. The ending was worthwhile.
Overall, this is an underrated addition to the horror genre that's a fun watch. I would score this a 7/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is written and directed by Bernard Rose (Candyman) and stars Tony Todd (Candyman), Carrs-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Xavier Samuel (Fury), Danny Huston (21 Grams) and Maya Erskine (DC League of Super Pets).
This was way better than I anticipated. The storyline was very interested and the sub plots they modernized were well written. I adored the cast and characters. Numerous strong performances in this picture. I loved Tony Todd and Maya Erskine in this and Samuel delivers a strong leading performance too. Moss was ruthless in this film and reminded me of her character in Momento. There's definitely some good kill scenes, gore, blood splatter and his skin was wild. The hospital breakout and sequences with police were outstanding. The ending was worthwhile.
Overall, this is an underrated addition to the horror genre that's a fun watch. I would score this a 7/10 and strongly recommend it.
Did you know
- TriviaAs Wanda is searching her phone for information on Elizabeth Frankenstein, a quick shot suggests that the Frankensteins were affiliated with some corporation named Shelley. This is a direct reference to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, who wrote the original story.
- GoofsAt the end, Elizabeth is dead. But when Adam carries her, her arm is completely wrapped around his neck as he carries her to the fire. A dead person's arm could not maintain such a position, even if placed there by the carrier; only a live person, using muscles, would be able to keep the arm up like that. Without muscles, it would just hang down behind him. Also, as he carries her, his left arm is supporting her torso and her head is upright. Again, a head maintaining such a position would be impossible for a dead person. A dead person would have no muscles to keep a head up. Instead, it would droop backwards in the direction of gravity. Finally, as he places her down on the burning logs, her head slowly descends, whereas it should fall down, since, again, there are no working muscles to control its descent. All of this is also true if she were merely unconscious.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Candyman Legacy with Tony Todd (2015)
- SoundtracksMannish Boy
Written by Melvin London, Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel) and Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield)
Performed by Tony Todd
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $253,514
- Runtime
- 1h 29m(89 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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