Review of I, Frankenstein (2014) by Leadgoose — 27 Jan 2014
An enjoyable movie on par with the Underworld series. The weakest part of the movie is probably the script, with a few cringe-worthy lines in the beginning. There simply wasn't enough time for development and getting to like the main characters.I thought Aaron Eckhart and Yvonne Strahovski actually did a really good job with the material. The CGI effects were pretty standard fare for today's movies, nothing spectacular, nothing awful. One or two good fight scenes, and a few weak ones.
Things I liked especially:
1) Not a bunch of corny 1-liners that so many action movies feel the need to throw in constantly. There were only a couple of basic, funny lines, and I think this worked best with the theme.
2) The victorian era/modern era hybrid type setting for the city, and the rooms for the various scenes.
3) Yvonne Strahovski as Terra. Nice to see a competent actress playing a character in this type of movie and not being overly-sexualized. Some people want to complain about her being in a skirt in the beginning, but that fit exactly with the fact that she was giving a formal presentation to her boss. No heels, subdued makeup, and the skirt wasn't that short. She represented humanity well.
The movie could have been better of course, and I for one would like to see a sequel, but it looks like there is no chance of that now.
This review of I, Frankenstein (2014) was written by Leadgoose on 27 Jan 2014.
I, Frankenstein has generally received mixed reviews.
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