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By Krystal C (46) on 01 Jul 2018

It is clear there are good intentions to highlight Shelley's achievements but underwhelms, falls flat and the poor pacing undermines what could…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denerstein Unleashed (254) on 28 Jun 2018

Haifaa Al-Monsour loses out by attempting to walk a fine line between a well-adorned period piece and an emotionally turbulent tale populated…

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By Martin Unsworth (23) for Starburst (899) on 26 Jun 2018

Perhaps the approach taken by the forgotten Lewis Carrol biopic Dreamchild (1985) would have better served the subject as the author clearly…

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By Mirza Mohd S (643) on 26 Jun 2018

Mary Shelley' is a competent romantic period drama infused with flaws yet heralded by strong performances and a solid production…

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By Madeline J (3) on 26 Jun 2018

This movie provides important insight into the sad status of women, especially cultured women, and the dominance of unadmirable men over them…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 20 Jun 2018

As a filmed drama, Mary Shelley is sorely in need of a jolt of electricity similar to the one that reanimated Frankenstein’s monster in the…

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By Robert Horton (590) for HeraldNet (Everett, WA) (288) on 14 Jun 2018

When your Polidori is deeper and more poetic than Shelley and Byron, your movie has a problem…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for WBAI Radio (118) on 14 Jun 2018

A provocative new take on the enduring, mythic power of Shelley's Frankenstein…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 12 Jun 2018

Despite this rich emotional material (not to mention some gloriously shabby drawing rooms), the film feels surprisingly dull and conventional…

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By Betty Jo Tucker (725) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 12 Jun 2018

Romance, imagination, misery, love of writing, and feminism combine in this intriguing biopic starring Elle Fanning, who gives the performance…

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By Hazel Cills (9) for The Muse/Jezebel (96) on 11 Jun 2018

The surprisingly limited scope of Mary Shelley, directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, is precisely what makes it a drag…

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By Kayde D (1) on 11 Jun 2018

We thought Elle Fanning did a fantastic job. She held an entire personality with one look…

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By Logan M (1,902) on 11 Jun 2018

We thought Elle Fanning did a fantastic job. She held an entire personality with one look…

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By Joshua L (2,111) on 08 Jun 2018

Beautiful. Makes me want to read Frankenstein again…

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By Jennifer R (652) on 08 Jun 2018

Beautiful. Makes me want to read Frankenstein again…

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By Barbara Vandenburgh (315) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 06 Jun 2018

It’s befuddling that such a barrier-breaking filmmaker would make a biopic about a woman who shares similar daring qualities that’s so…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 06 Jun 2018

From a narrative feature, we want drama and illumination, the truths that go beyond the plain facts…

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By Nathaniel Rogers (250) for Film Experience (395) on 06 Jun 2018

But enough complaining. The traditional approach has its merits. The settings, costumes, and lighting are expressive and the cast is lovely…

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 04 Jun 2018

The titular protagonist's persona gets clouded in her own origin story - which makes for an underwhelming and pedestrian biopic…

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By Rene A (15) on 02 Jun 2018

Again the critics got it wrong. Mind-boggling because my opinion this is been the best version yet…

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