Review of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) by Thomas M — 09 Nov 2009

Very noisy, very gothic. Not very good, though.

This review of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) was written by Thomas M on 09 Nov 2009.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has generally received mixed reviews.

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