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01/26/06
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:16
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.5/10
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... [More]
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Reviews for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Top CriticBranagh's ambitious take succeeds as a cautionary tale about true monstrosity: hubris and man's inhumanity to man. But one man's operatic style is another man's unintentionally comical excess, and...Frankenstein certainly tempts fate... [Blu-ray]
10/26/09
Clearly, one person's authentic homage is another person's overwrought teeth-gnashing fest, as Branagh's film never hesitates to slop on the melodramatic mustard.
10/14/09
I'm inclined to give it an 8 now. The more you watch, the more you appreciate how Branagh was able to faithfully retell Shelley's novel while still managing to make it fresh and make it relevant.
10/11/09
Uma das mais fiéis e complexas adaptações da história original, respeitando seus temas principais mesmo que desviando-se, aqui e ali, de pontos específicos da trama.
11/20/08
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03/31/08
Different look at the old Frankenstein story, directed by Branagh.
02/24/08
A weirdly muddled and embarrassingly over-the-top fiasco.
08/13/07
A sub par effort on one of the most frequently ill adapted stories ever made
08/09/07
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
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06/10/06
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
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05/06/05
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05/03/05
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01/24/05
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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07/20/04
An oddly moving father-son love story.
01/13/04
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