Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

R

Released Nov 4, 1994

2h 3m

Horror

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As Viktor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) is dying he shares a tale of gruesome terror with a sea captain. Viktor, using previous experiments by a brilliant scientist, was able to bring a creature (Robert De Niro) assembled from body parts back to life. Once he realized how destructive his experiments had become, he abandoned the creature and tried to live a normal life with his fiance (Helena Bonham Carter). The lonely creature seeks out Viktor and demands one of two things: a bride or revenge.

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Critics Consensus

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is ambitious and visually striking, but the overwrought tone and lack of scares make for a tonally inconsistent experience.

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P H

I was really mesmerized by this film, with such intense and tragic drama from the beginning to the end, and with a tremendous performance by Kenneth Branagh, so dramatic and shocking as Bram's Stoker Dracula, a really intense and captivating movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/23

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Kerry H

Read the novel then watch this movie. Outstanding.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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Elvis D

Una de las mejores adaptaciones de la obra de Mary Shelley, esta película cuenta con muy buenas actuaciones, buena producción, buen guion y buena banda sonora. Francis Ford Coppola ejerce como productor en esta cinta y parece que repite la misma formula que se uso en Dracula (1992). Una adaptación que libre, pero manteniéndose aferrada la esencia y mensaje de la novela. La película juega muy bien con el tema sobre utilizar los avances científicos para tratar de manipular el orden natural y tomar el papel de Dios. Incluso llega este conflicto sobre hacer lo que esta moralmente mal por tratar de avanzar científicamente sin tener en cuenta las consecuencias. El guion de esta película es muy profundo y deja mucho que pensar. Robert De Niro interpreta a un excelente monstruo lleno de sentimientos y emociones que muestran que tiene humanidad, pero no puede controlar sus impulsos violentos con tal de vengarse o conseguir lo que quiere. El personaje de Victor Frankenstein es una muy buena representación de alguien que quiere mejorar las cosas con el avance científico sin tomar en cuenta las consecuencias y luego va descubriendo que alterar la naturaleza y jugar a ser Dios puede ser peligroso. Eso no esta para nada alejado de las secuelas que han dejado algunas creaciones de la ciencia a lo largo de los años. Esta versión de Frankenstein es un drama de ciencia ficción con una profunda filosofía sobre lo científico contra la moral humana y eso la hace tanto una digna adaptación de la novela como una excelente película. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 9/10.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/09/23

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brad p

De Niro absolutely makes the picture.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Steve D

A solid adaptation of the book but lacking the fun of the other adaptations.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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G M

Not a great movie really.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/11/22

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Kenneth Branagh

Director

Robert De Niro

The Creature

Kenneth Branagh

Victor Frankenstein

Tom Hulce

Henry Clerval

Helena Bonham Carter

Elizabeth

Aidan Quinn

Capt. Robert Walton

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

It’s too bad that the filmmakers couldn’t include women in their reverence with the sort of understanding that Mary Shelley showed toward men.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 6, 2022

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Rocco T. Thompson

Slant Magazine

A film as misshapen and compelling as its central creature, Mary Shelleys Frankenstein is a beautiful monstrosity in 4K.

Apr 7, 2022

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Branagh's version is too respectful and ultimately, well, lifeless.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 27, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a briskly-paced yet mostly uninvolving adaptation...

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 19, 2022

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Anthony Arrigo

Dread Central

The movie may be uneven, but Arrow's release is gorgeous.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 9, 2022

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Flamboyant, melodramatic, full of sound and fury and fire and lightning and blood and amniotic fluid, Kenneth Branagh’s film is a feverishly ambitious work

Rated: 3/4

May 24, 2022

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Synopsis

As Viktor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) is dying he shares a tale of gruesome terror with a sea captain. Viktor, using previous experiments by a brilliant scientist, was able to bring a creature (Robert De Niro) assembled from body parts back to life. Once he realized how destructive his experiments had become, he abandoned the creature and tried to live a normal life with his fiance (Helena Bonham Carter). The lonely creature seeks out Viktor and demands one of two things: a bride or revenge.

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Screenwriter: Steph Lady, Frank Darabont
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 1994, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.0M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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