Review of Victor Frankenstein (2015) by Leon B — 28 Aug 2016

Review:

This is yet another remake, which turned out to be a big let down! James McAvoy plays Victor Frankenstein well but I found Daniel Radcliffe (Igor), quite annoying, and he seemed to be in the way most of the time. I was impressed with his acting, when he was playing the Hunchback with no name but as soon as he teamed up with Victor, McAvoys acting and screen charisma over-powered Radcliffe. With that aside, the main problem with the film is that it takes way too long for Frankstein to come to life, and when he finally does, it looked awful. It looked like a big slab of clay, more than a huge monster, and the weird looking monkey also looked a right mess. On the plus side, the chemistry between Radcliffe and McAvoy was half decent and the the action scenes weren't bad but the storyline took way too long to get going and I wasn't too impressed with the ending. I'm not surprised that the movie made a lose at the box office because there isn't any memorable moments and it didn't do this classic concept any justice. At the end of the day, it's better than the Robert DeNiro version but it's still not that great. Disappointing!

Round-Up:

This movie was directed by Paul McGuigan, 52, who also brought you Gangster No. 1 in 2000, The Reckoning, Wicker Park, Lucky Number Slevin and Push, so he has some experience when it comes to big scale movies. Personally, I think that he could have done more with Radcliffe's character and there wasn't much depth to the other actors, which I found quite disappointing. The love story was also weak and the whole look of the film was quite dull. Its still a watchable movie, from an entertainment point of view but I did expect more, mainly because of today's technology and the fact that these young actors have a lot of experience in the period genre.

Budget: $40million.

Worldwide Gross: $34million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their drama/sci-fi/horrors, starring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Bronson Webb, Daniel Mays and Spencer Wilding. 4/10.