Rotten
Kenneth Branagh has indeed created a monster, but not the kind he originally envisioned.
Variety Staff, Variety
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Be warned.
1994 · 2h 3m · R
Drama, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
Overview
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
Director and cast
- Kenneth Branagh Director
- Robert De Niro as The Creature
- Kenneth Branagh as Victor Frankenstein
- Tom Hulce as Henry Clerval
- Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth
- Aidan Quinn as Cap. Robert Walton
- Ian Holm as Baron Frankenstein
- Richard Briers as Großvater
- John Cleese as Prof. Waldman
- Robert Hardy Cast
- Cherie Lunghi Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Watching the movie work itself into an operatic frenzy, one remains curiously detached: the grand gestures are there, but where's the music?
David Ansen, Newsweek
Rotten
Not frightening, just silly.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
Mr. Branagh is in over his head. He displays neither the technical finesse to handle a big, visually ambitious film nor the insight to develop a stirring new version of this story.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Branagh doesn't evoke terror, only repulsion.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
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