Review of The Frankenstein Theory (2013) by Lateef R — 15 Apr 2013
A sad example of an interesting idea totally ruined by it's execution. Film is supposed to be found footage of a man, Prof. John Venkenheim (Kris Lemche) who claims to have in his family, the actual letters from which the novel Frankenstein was based.
Implying that the book was based on fact, the professor hires a documentary crew to follow him to the Arctic in search of the legendary monster. What follows quickly degenerates into a lame Blair Witch rip off as strange-growls erupt around their cabin at night and one by one members of the party disappear.
First off, writer/director Andrew Weiner completely fails to give this the found footage feel. Never at any time does it feel like documentary footage as it is structured and filmed like a movie and the dialog is obviously scripted as are the cliche' characters.
It never feels like we are watching discovered footage. Secondly, once we finally get this expedition going after an hour of unconvincing dialog sequences, he fails to generate any tension or suspense as we basically get a replay of the Blair Witch last act.
It's too bad, as this was a clever idea that could have been a really cool flick if Weiner knew what to do with it.
This review of The Frankenstein Theory (2013) was written by Lateef R on 15 Apr 2013.
The Frankenstein Theory has generally received negative reviews.
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