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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the revenge-minded Creature, relying on a shared telepathic connection, begins to track Victor.
14 January 1934, Merton, Surrey, England, UK
3 April 1962, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
29 October 1925, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
1966, London, England, UK
6 December 1953, Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA
28 June 1966, Wimbledon, London, England, UK
November 01, 2014
Branagh is very obsessed with chewing the scenery. So much so that he even manages to outdo Robert DeNiro.October 14, 2009
Clearly, one person's authentic homage is another person's overwrought teeth-gnashing fest, as Branagh's film never hesitates to slop on the melodramatic mustard.January 26, 2006
Not frightening, just silly.November 20, 2008
Uma das mais fiéis e complexas adaptações da história original, respeitando seus temas principais mesmo que desviando-se, aqui e ali, de pontos específicos da trama.January 01, 2000
Branagh doesn't evoke terror, only repulsion.March 31, 2008
Watching the movie work itself into an operatic frenzy, one remains curiously detached: the grand gestures are there, but where's the music?January 01, 2000
As this movie switches, unevenly, from swashbuckling adventure to classic horror to frilly-shirted romance to campiness to graphic gorefest, there's no telling what you're watching.May 20, 2003
Mr. Branagh is in over his head. He displays neither the technical finesse to handle a big, visually ambitious film nor the insight to develop a stirring new version of this story.October 26, 2009
Branagh's ambitious take succeeds as a cautionary tale about true monstrosity: hubris and man's inhumanity to man. But one man's operatic style is another man's unintentionally comical excess, and...Frankenstein certainly tempts fate... [Blu-ray]February 24, 2008
Different look at the old Frankenstein story, directed by Branagh.June 20, 2008
Kenneth Branagh has indeed created a monster, but not the kind he originally envisioned.October 11, 2009
I'm inclined to give it an 8 now. The more you watch, the more you appreciate how Branagh was able to faithfully retell Shelley's novel while still managing to make it fresh and make it relevant.