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Frankenstein

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In this re-imagining of Mary Shelley's classic, Dr. Frankenstein is Dr. Victor Helios (Thomas Kretschmann), who has found the means to prolong his life into the present. Portrayed as the villain, Helios has amassed a collection of monsters that are killing people in New Orleans. Detectives Carson O'Connor (Parker Posey) and Michael Sloane (Adam Goldberg) team with the doctor's first creation, Deucalion (Vincent Perez), to track down and stop the crazed evil scientist.
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Walter Chaw Film Freak Central painfully stupid Rated: 0.5/4 Nov 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel H I probably shouldn’t get after Frankenstein (2004) too much, since it was a made-for-TV movie that was supposed to be a pilot for a whole series, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s just not good. Even without the unsatisfying cliffhanger ending, this Se7en wannabe still has a convoluted story and weak acting. I like Parker Posey, but this role just didn’t feel right for her. And Adam Goldberg’s constant wisecracks felt forced. It’s also strange because this movie is only 88 minutes long, yet it really seemed to drag at times. I’m not surprised that this Frankenstein series didn’t get picked up. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Ian G Inept, poorly conceived, ridiculously cast. Directed so poorly that it's possible a stooge like me might have done better. Every scene is gloomily dark with dripping water permeating buildings, and plenty of bedraggled rats, cats, and freaks to keep things popping along. It's the present, with 200 year old constructed reassemblages of parts of people walking among us. Who seem to like living in - did I say "living" in? Oops. Apartments with darkness, drips, cats and rats all fighting fir camera time. And getting it. Cops find a murdered chap who it's found had two hearts and multiple upgrades fitted. By Victor, we assume. Frankenstein. He's survived a long time too. It's all a hopeless mess. I didn't watch it to its doubtlessly gross end, it was as truly dreadful as that. Being made for TV is no excuse. Scripts can be written - or they can be perpetrated. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/23 Full Review Steve D Some interesting ideas that work far better in Koontz's books. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review robert p What a horrible movie this was. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It was a better book, TY D.K. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member All kinds of bad. No wonder Koontz and Scorsese pulled their names from the title, it's nowhere close to the books. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this re-imagining of Mary Shelley's classic, Dr. Frankenstein is Dr. Victor Helios (Thomas Kretschmann), who has found the means to prolong his life into the present. Portrayed as the villain, Helios has amassed a collection of monsters that are killing people in New Orleans. Detectives Carson O'Connor (Parker Posey) and Michael Sloane (Adam Goldberg) team with the doctor's first creation, Deucalion (Vincent Perez), to track down and stop the crazed evil scientist.
Director
Marcus Nispel
Screenwriter
John Shiban
Production Co
USA Cable Network, Flame TV, L.I.F.T. Production, Flame Ventures
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 10, 2009
Runtime
1h 36m
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