
Rating: «« out of 4 Stars
Running Time: 109 min.
This is a strange one. Mary Shelley’s famous novel has been updated numerous times, and the latest attempt is one of the most unusual of the lot. Despite the title suggesting otherwise, Victor Frankenstein is actually a tale about his assistant. In what appears to be an attempt to win over the masses, it also tries to be every kind of movie to every person, mixing action, horror, police procedural and romance into one package. The results are a mixed canvas stitched together from wildly varied approaches and inspirations.
Narrated by the man who would eventually be known Igor (Daniel Radcliffe), the story begins with a hunchbacked...