Possibly one of the best films I have watched in the last 15-20 years. Beautifully filmed this is a master class on how to film and direct a movie.The film constantly draws and entertains your eye with thoughtful positioning and movement of the camera. The attention to detail of the sets throughout was impressive. The script was spot on with just the right amount of humour which kept pace with the action.The acting from James McAvoy was first rate. Supported by Daniel Radcliffe who raised his game from his harry potter roles for this movie. A great performance from Andrew Scott as the over zealous inspector. All the cast played their parts well.Need to watch it at least twice to really appreciate the amount of work that must have gone into putting this together.Well done all
... View MoreI do not see how even a horror/thriller fanatic will enjoy this movie. I would give it a miss.
... View MoreYou should call it something else. A deviation on Mary Shelley's story is a different story. It was ok but I was disappointed as Frankenstein is one of my favourite novels. No monster as an alien in our society. No mobs against the stranger. This is just a movie. Mary Shelley's novel was much more.
... View MoreFinally got around to seeing this one. This is a cautionary tale, a re-imagining if you will of a classic tale that we all know. I, as many, found fault in how long it takes to see the actual creation of Frankenstein, and that really is a shame. I think the movie takes too long in general to get to the creation of any sort of monster. I think that is why I cannot rate it a 10. This is a good film, but it doesn't seem to be the movie anyone would expect it to be. Daniel slays as Igor and James as Victor, however this movie gets in it's own way and is more often then not just plodding along at a snails pace. The idea was there, this movie could have been a 10 star film, but the execution was messy and incompetent and this is to the films detriment. I rated it as I did because I see a brilliant idea and great actors, it's not the actors fault that they were ultimately trapped in a movie taking way too long to reach its precipice.
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