Horror Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein

[Kane52630]

My review:

A ★★★★ review of Frankenstein (2025)

The way the Monster kept calling for Victor like he was about to cut one amazing promo for a random Monday Night Raw. Weirdly didn't expect this movie to be great based on what the trailers made it seem. This is the Frankenstein adaptation that only Guillermo del Toro could conjure up, and I...

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[Shinobi Shaw]

I... thought it was brilliant.

Isaac, Elordi and Goth all brought their A game and GDT simply GDT'ed.

Beautiful film to look at, excellent drama, a little contrived at the end between Frankenstein and the Creature, but a solid film nonetheless.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I so see it.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

I so see it.

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Never in a million years would I have guessed, but I cannot unsee it.

 

[Kane52630]

Prince meets Michael Jackson tbh

 

[Babillygunn]

I will clarify my earlier statement: I absolutely loved GDT’s rendition of the film. And the more that I read online reviews, and especially reviews of people whose only knowledge of the characters are the Universal and Hammer films, I love it even more.

It is one of the most beautiful films I’ve seen in quite a while and Elordi flat out blew me away as the creature.

The novel really is not perfect. So most of the changes weren’t bothersome. But I’m still a fan of the novel and there were two things that stood out as changes that bothered me a bit:
1. Victor’s childhood and his relationship with his parents and with Elizabeth were better in the novel. I prefer that Victor came from a background of unconditional love. That background made when Victor’s refusal of that same love and compassion to the creature because of his appearance later on all the more compelling. I find that to be a richer narrative than a more derivative “he was an abused child caught in the cycle of abuse” that we got in the film.
2. I think the film made the creature too sympathetic. In the novel, he is a tragic character who goes through so much abuse and trauma and is totally devoid of anyone showing him love. But then he decides that if the world sees him as a demon, then he will be a demon. Having Will be a grown man as opposed to a very young boy was a red flag that they wouldn’t give the creature what was his most disgusting action that he did in the book.

I loved the final product on film, but the character of the creature was so different and so much more layered in the novel that the ending really felt rushed.

Still it was probably the best film I’ve seen all year that is not named Sinners.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Link]

This is one of those cases where it's almost impossible to imagine anyone else in the role, Jacob Elordi did such a magnificent job. It's also his physique and height that add to the performance. Incredible film.

 

[Babillygunn]

I would’ve been interested to see what Andrew Garfield would’ve done. But Elordi was absolutely perfect.

 

[squeekness]

If the monster had that many different pieces of scalp on his head, why was his hair all the same color when it grew out?

 

[-Arya-]

As someone who has never read the book (I know, I know) and has only seen the original 1931 movie and Bride of Frankenstein, I really liked this modern version from Del Toro. I was a bit thrown off by the meandering pace of the first 30 or so minutes, but I was locked in after that.

Overall an 8/10 I would purchase a physical 4K copy if it releases.

I’m on a binge watch of Frankenstein movies now (finished Young Frankenstein last night which was hysterical, and am watching Curse of Frankenstein tonight).

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Boom]

Yet we won't let him make Mountains of Madness.