Rotten
What in hell were the makers of this monstrosity thinking?
Cath Clarke, Time Out
Victor Frankenstein
Meet your makers
2015 · 1h 50m · PG-13
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Paul McGuigan
Overview
Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Director and cast
- Paul McGuigan Director
- James McAvoy as Victor Von Frankenstein
- Daniel Radcliffe as Igor
- Jessica Brown Findlay as Lorelei
- Andrew Scott as Roderick Turpin
- Freddie Fox as Finnegan
- Mark Gatiss as Dettweiler
- Callum Turner as Alistair
- Louise Brealey Cast
- Daniel Mays as Barnaby
- Spencer Wilding as Nathaniel
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
McGuigan's visually vivid Victor Frankenstein races to its lightning-storm finish, running over the solid (if not electrifying) acting of McAvoy and Radcliffe.
Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Rotten
To avoid the accusation that it's an unnecessary remake of an oft-told story, screenwriter Max Landis has reduced Mary Shelly's cautionary tale to a bad comic book, bereft of soul and intelligence.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
"Victor Frankenstein" goes uphill ... for a bit before plummeting downhill fast.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh
The latest resurrection of Mary Shelley's horror classic has a tech-era vibe that adds to its modest appeal.
Mark Jenkins, NPR
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