Victor Frankenstein
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: November 25, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
9
Negative:
15
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38
Slant MagazineOleg IvanovNov 25, 2015
Victor Frankenstein is the movie version of a carnival sideshow, all smoke and mirrors, presenting a litany of human freaks and animal monstrosities to distract from the superficiality of its psychological and intellectual concerns. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy BurrNov 24, 2015
McAvoy’s performance is a deep, deep shade of gonzo and by far the most enjoyable aspect of Victor Frankenstein — you don’t often see over-acting this enthusiastic or this flecked with spittle. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyNov 24, 2015
Victor Frankenstein is, despite bravura performances from committed young leads Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy, all kinds of obnoxious and pointless. Read full review
37
Washington PostJen ChaneyNov 24, 2015
Even McAvoy’s reincarnation-obsessed Frankenstein can’t breathe vitality into this shallow adaptation, which careens from moments of horror to serious drama to attempts at comedy that don’t quite land. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinNov 24, 2015
For much of the movie's running time, I wished I were watching Mel Brooks' classic take on Shelley's yarn, "Young Frankenstein." At least that one was intentionally funny. Read full review
30
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeNov 24, 2015
Whether or not one should tamper in God’s domain remains a matter of opinion, but Victor Frankenstein provides evidence that mere mortals should not mess with what Ms. Shelley hath wrought. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenNov 24, 2015
McAvoy and Radcliffe are actors with charm to burn, but it’s only in brief moments that their characterizations cut through the film’s pandemonium, while the jokes they’re called upon to deliver land with a thud. Read full review
25
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliNov 27, 2015
The only thing about Victor Frankenstein worthy of praise is the set design. Visually, the movie is impressive but pretty pictures are better left to postcards. Read full review
25
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallNov 25, 2015
Victor Frankenstein is misshapen as the bad doctor's creature itself, straining without wit or viscera to be a devilish horror romp. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezNov 24, 2015
Most of this is tedious instead of unintentionally amusing. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleNov 24, 2015
A bleak, tedious enterprise, shot in earth tones and Gothic gray and blue. Read full review
25
The PlaylistNick SchagerNov 24, 2015
Deformed from the start, it confirms the very thing argued by its narrative – namely, the folly of unwarranted resurrections. Read full review
20
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNov 26, 2015
A catastrophic miscalculation of a movie, Victor Frankenstein is a perfect example of a Hollywood revision that, in trying to outsmart an original, reveals what worked about said original in the first place. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsAllen SalkinNov 25, 2015
This un-terrifying film tries to find an interesting twist on the classic Frankenstein tale, but horrifically fails. Read full review
0
New York PostKyle SmithNov 24, 2015
By going exactly where you think it’s going, Victor Frankenstein doesn’t so much invent a fresh origins story as it essentially repeats, with a few uninteresting new details, all the same stuff we’ve seen in the other 457 Frankenstein movies. Read full review
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