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- 2014
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 32 m
- 2014
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 32 m
Summary 200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.
Directed By: Stuart Beattie
Written By: Kevin Grevioux, Mary Shelley, Stuart Beattie
- 2014
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 32 m
- 2014
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 32 m
I, Frankenstein
30
4.4
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Summary 200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.
Directed By: Stuart Beattie
Written By: Kevin Grevioux, Mary Shelley, Stuart Beattie
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
30
0% Positive
0 Reviews
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45% Mixed
9 Reviews
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55% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
30
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
45% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
55% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
If it touches on notions of scientific arrogance and the question of what makes us human, it ultimately does so lightly, and with a mix of eye-popping action and loopy good humor.
If the film is made with the understanding that campiness needs to be straight-faced to be funny, then are its “unintentional” laughs really that unintentional?
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 245 User Ratings
4.4
24% Positive
58 Ratings
58 Ratings
33% Mixed
82 Ratings
82 Ratings
43% Negative
105 Ratings
105 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 245 User Ratings
4.4
24% Positive
58 Ratings
58 Ratings
33% Mixed
82 Ratings
82 Ratings
43% Negative
105 Ratings
105 Ratings
Fun and entertaining movie. Lots of action and worth watching. Good story. I enjoyed it.
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Like with Dracula Untold, this is a new retelling of a new plot in the familiar story. Judging by the negative reviews, it is definitely not for Shakespeare or chick flick fans. This is a man's movie. Judging from how many of us like the story lines in video games I would have thought critics and movie producers would have caught on that this is what we guys like. Just enough dialogue to have a coherent story line in between the action and fight scenes. Just enough sentimentalism to make the characters moderately human but not the sensitive emaciated characters we tend to get now a days in the movies "critics are raving about". Like with Dracula Untold, I Frankenstein is a move for guys who like old style guys' action movies. If I want to see a chick flick, a deeply moving script/storyline or a Woody Allen dramedy, I'would waste $10 - $17 on that, but like many other men, I want to see action and fighting and the monster/hero kicking more evil monster butt. This is definitely a great movie speaking in normal guy terms. Not for the touchy feely "enlightened" men of today, but for us gentlemanly educated, loveable and loving neanderthals.
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Having established a downbeat, even stoically plain tone, this economical affair feels like a canvas prepped for, and awaiting, further detail (or straight-to-video-on-demand sequels).
Sadly, as apt as comparisons to "Underworld" might seem, I, Frankenstein can't even clear that very low bar.
Director/screenwriter Stuart Beattie, adapting the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, employs a strictly humorless, gothic approach to the material that makes one long for the satirical touches of James Whale, let alone Mel Brooks.
The humorless, generic, and chatty Frankenstein served up here makes you wonder if the good doctor, in all his patching-together of parts, didn’t forget the brains.
This movie is a corpse in desperate need of reanimation.
I cast much doubt upon this film when it first came out in January 2014 due to its greatly negative reviews. Since then, however, I have remembered it and always wondered just how bad it might be. I finally received the chance to watch it, and I have learned, yet again, you cannot trust the critics and their reviews. It seems that these critics thought too into the film, and some might have believed it was based upon the novel by Mary Shelley, which would cause much negativity due to its inspiration-only stance towards the novel. Based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, who also stars in the film in a supporting role, the story follows Frankenstein's monster, who has lived to the present day over 200 years after his creation. When a great threat that could destroy all of humanity arises, he realizes he is the only one who can stop it. Now, as I watched the movie, and even before, I knew this film was not going to be on the same level as masterpieces such as The Shawshank Redemption or Young Frankenstein, nor would it be on the same level as films such as The Avengers or Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I saw this as a monster film, which I find much different than most films, meaning that I don't look at the plot as much as I would those aforementioned films. While it is a factor, I also look at the action, visuals, and performances, which are what led me to love the film so much. The action is nonstop, like many movies of the last few years (such as Transformers), and the visuals accompany this factor, which help make the movie so amazing. Despite a $65 million budget (nowadays, many films are above $100 or even $200 million just for that), the CGI is well-done, and the creatures throughout the movie are completely passable. But the movie would not be complete without the great cast. Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Olympus/London Has Fallen), Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part One), Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck, Batman: Bad Blood), Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), and Jai Courtney (Divergent, Jack Reacher, Suicide Squad) all give outstanding performances as Adam (Frankenstein's monster), Charles Wessex, Terra Wade, Leonore, and Gideon, and that is what helped make the whole movie for me. Finally, the score by Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil is a welcome addition to the film, and it helps the film become even more **** spectacle, because, as I believe, no film is truly complete without a great score to match, with few exceptions. In conclusion, though it is somewhat rushed near the middle and has some pacing issues, this film proved to me that one cannot simply trust the critics, and that it is better to go off your own opinion in the end. All in all, my final opinion is that I loved this movie. 'Nuff said.
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I like the idea of two face having another role to play..sure ..why **** even while watching it again i can see that someone making this movie was thinking the same.... i can also see how the female lead isn't that hot......which i've come to **** well as the name gideon for Jai **** all coming **** least they don't try to do too much.....makes me wonder as to weather someone might want an army of **** reviews and making anything look better......-JRA
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I've read original book by Mary Shelley and the idea of this movie wasn't drawn from blank. Beginning was fine, but then ... gargoyles vs demons? Frankenstein incredibly powerful, crushing walls, and few seconds later he cant get himself up by axe? Queen is good at first, then trying to kill Frankenstein, then good again? Plot has so many flaws, so I could not understand who is good and who is bad at the end. Frankenstein does not look like he is made from patches apart from some drawn scars and blackened eyes. Bad movie in total, really bad. 310 for special effects and my favorite mystical electricity theme.
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Production Company
Hopscotch Features,
Lakeshore Entertainment,
Lionsgate Films,
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Release Date Jan 24, 2014
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline In the battle between good and evil, an immortal holds the key.
Awards
Australian Screen Sound Guild
• 1 Nomination
