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01/26/06
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
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Reviews Counted: 33
Fresh: 13
Rotten:20
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In this adaptation of the classic Mary Shelley tale, Kenneth Branagh stars as Victor Frankenstein, a man possessed by a mission to create life but painfully unaware of the consequences of his actions. He succeeds in his quest to create a... [More]
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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06/20/08
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03/31/08
For all its attention to detail and special effects, this version lacks the pathos and tragedy in the complex and ambivalent relationship between the father-creator and his creature-monster; De Niro is misguided by director Branagh.
01/02/07
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08/14/06
It's Greek tragedy, and when its characters utter invocations to the gods in turn, it manages to feel cheesy in exactly the right way.
02/08/06
What can I say? I found the bravura and chest-thumping intriguing. I don't even feel guilty saying that.
08/23/04
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05/20/03
Top Critic As wrongheaded as Coppola's Dracula (in different ways), Frankenstein is all bluff, bombast and bargain-basement borrowings from Ken Russell's Gothic.
04/02/03
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