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Victor Frankenstein

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Victor Frankenstein

PG-13

Released Nov 10, 2015

1h 50m

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While searching for animal body parts at a London circus, radical scientist Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy) meets gifted surgeon Igor Strausman (Daniel Radcliffe). Not only does the brilliant doctor offer Strausman his friendship, but also a chance to work with him on groundbreaking research that could change the world forever. When Victor's experiments with life and death go too far, only Igor can bring him back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.

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Critics Consensus

A re-imagining without the imagining, Victor Frankenstein plays at providing a fresh perspective on an oft-told tale, but ultimately offers little of interest that viewers haven't already seen in superior Frankenstein films.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Add the film to the disturbingly long list of dreadful adaptations of a source that deserves better.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 10, 2015

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Like the spark of life itself, it's hard to identify the elusive missing ingredient that prevents this ragbag of potentially likable body parts ever earning the accolade "It's alive!"

Rated: 2/5

Dec 6, 2015

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Worst film of the year? Possibly. Worst Frankenstein adaptation ever? Definitely (and considering that Aaron Eckhart's egregious 2014 action flop I, Frankenstein is also in the running, that's impressive).

Rated: 0/5

Dec 3, 2015

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Add Victor Frankenstein to the seemingly endless list of failed attempts to reclaim the iconography of Universal Studios' classic monster movies.

Rated: 1/4

Apr 25, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Both the direction and script feel too modern to snugly fit into the Frankenstein canon.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

[The film] makes the crucial error of reminding us that this has been done before, and better.

Rated: C

Jul 14, 2020

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Uma história paralela da obra original, mas ainda sim muito boa, gostei muito da atuação dos personagens, do ambiente, da trilha sonora, o filme é simplesmente fantástico, a loucura de Victor imbuída em ambição concorrente da dor de uma perca e a reparação de um erro foram representadas de forma perfeita pelo ator, com certeza não existiria ator melhor para a interpretação de Victor.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Mark T

I found this film refreshing. It is strong in its ability to transmit emotion of people absorbed with their troubling humiliation and sought after glory. McAvoy is quite strong in his all-encompassing energy and zeal. Radcliffe is quite capable in his human frailty and fealty. My only criticism is the casual dispatching of the creature, with no accompanying grief. This is possibly reflective of our modern insensibility.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Wendel L

Direção: Ok Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Bom Caracterização: Bom Soundtrack: Ok

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Will G

Big fan of the old universal horrors. This is an insult to their memory. Oh and you're not a hunchback, it's a cyst.... Really, really awful film half a star. It's amazing what people will do for cash.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Joel H

Victor Frankenstein is a mildly interesting experiment. It tells the story of Frankenstein from the perspective of Igor, played by Daniel Radcliffe. While this is a new way of portraying this familiar tale, it doesn’t really go anywhere that hasn’t been explored before in other film adaptations. Also, I think Andrew Scott is a talented actor, but the inspector’s story felt unnecessary and only padded the runtime. The production design is well done, though. The sets and props are creative and immerse you in the movie. In the end, Victor Frankenstein was better than I expected, but still only average.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Regina P

So this was a big fat no. I can't even articulate why I didn't like it. The whole thing was just silly.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/24

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Synopsis

While searching for animal body parts at a London circus, radical scientist Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy) meets gifted surgeon Igor Strausman (Daniel Radcliffe). Not only does the brilliant doctor offer Strausman his friendship, but also a chance to work with him on groundbreaking research that could change the world forever. When Victor's experiments with life and death go too far, only Igor can bring him back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.

Director: Paul McGuigan
Producer: John Davis
Screenwriter: Max Landis
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: TSG Entertainment, Davis Entertainment, Moving Picture Company, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13 (Macabre Images|A Sequence of Destruction|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2015, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
Runtime: 1h 50m

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