Victor Frankenstein
Based on Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein', Victor Frankenstein is directed by Paul McGuigan center on the relationship between these two men: Dr. Frankenstein and Igor Strausman. They share a vision of humanity through their research into immortality. When Victor's experiments with life & death go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences, only Igor can bring his friend back and save him from his monstrous creation.
10 October 1946, Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
30 January 1987, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
20 February 1983, London, England, UK
July 19, 2016
Look for your esprit de corpse elsewhere.April 28, 2016
Comedy, tragedy, horror, fantasy, romance... all of this is part of Victor Frankenstein, and yet it feels like it lacks all of that. That's bad. [Full review in Spanish]November 26, 2015
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.April 12, 2016
Maybe it's time to create new monsters instead of trying to bring back the ones we know, sadly, I think everything that we could do with them has been done. [Full review in Spanish]November 25, 2015
The latest resurrection of Mary Shelley's horror classic has a tech-era vibe that adds to its modest appeal.November 27, 2015
McGuigan's visually vivid Victor Frankenstein races to its lightning-storm finish, running over the solid (if not electrifying) acting of McAvoy and Radcliffe.November 25, 2015
Only Radcliffe escapes unscathed, lending Igor a convincing psychology despite the ham-fistedness of the material. But he's not enough of a reason to resurrect this story again.November 25, 2015
"Victor Frankenstein" goes uphill ... for a bit before plummeting downhill fast.May 05, 2016
It's just not a very good movie, and much of the time, it seems like a colossal waste of McAvoy's considerable talents.April 06, 2016
This so-called 'regeneration' is a real hotchpotch.December 02, 2015
What in hell were the makers of this monstrosity thinking?April 17, 2016
Occasionally [spikes] into dopey fun but mostly [drags] the lake of Frankenstein adaptations past for story beats that are beyond well worn.