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Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

By-TorX-1 While being less Mary Shelley's and James Whale and more Guy Ritichie's Sherlock, Victor Frankenstein is an entertaining take on the classic tale, albeit one in which the actual Frankenstein activity is somewhat rushed. While essentially a Gothic action movie, the chemistry between Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy is good, but the film steadily comes apart at the seams (poor stitching?) due to the increasing number of characters that progressively appear, such as the dogged police detective, a romantic love interest, and a hastily tacked on villain with a rather undeveloped motive. As such, the narrative is never fully complete and feels undeveloped in terms of plot. This is especially evident in the finale in which Victor strangely seems to bring his creation to life within a Bond villain's secret lair (that indeed pretty much ends up exploding). Further, the hurried nature of the final act may be due to reedits as Mark Gatiss suddenly appears from nowhere, and has but one brief line, which seems odd if you are going to recruit one of the famed League of Gentleman, so I suspect his role was initially more substantial. However, the reanimated creature gets a little bit of 'Hulk smash!" action, and actually looks pretty good. So, a enjoyable enough film, but In the end even Victor Frankenstein could not fully animate all of the disparate parts and make them come to life, and like the monster chimp that runs amok in said film, it all just kind of runs out of energy.

Páiric O'Corráin Victor Frankenstein: While we have a young Frankenstein this is no Young Frankenstein as Igor's hump turns out to be an abscess which is swiftly drained by VF. But there is a verbal allusion to YF. No numbskull, Igor is an assistant, nay, a partner to VF.VF meets Igor during a visit to the circus where the poor soul is abused but VF recognises Igoe's abilities when he observes him save the life of an acrobat. He rescues Igor from the circus but an evil clown is killed during the escape. This draws the attention of a religiously obsessed Scotland Yard Inspector.A Steampunk version of VF set in London during the late 19th Century captures the horror and wonder of the story but has a vein of humour running through it. The Monster when he finally appears, bears an uncanny resemblance to IDS. Definitely leaves the prospect of a sequel. 8/10.

Michael Ledo This is an interesting retelling of the classic horror tale, taking place in late 19th century London through the eyes of Igor Strassman,(Daniel Radcliffe) which would make for an uninteresting title. Igor starts out as a circus hunchback whose medical skills and genius is recognized by Dr. Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy). His rescue from the circus involved a ruckus and a death, which is being investigated by Scotland Yard detective Rafferty (Bronson Webb) who puts together an unbelievable report of "high society hunchback and undead monsters."The film is also theme and theologically loaded with numerous statements such as Victor Frankenstein proclaiming, "God has no authority here" while being warned "There is no mercy in nature." The film also discusses Victor's past, need for a financial benefactor, and Igor having a love interest (Jessica Brown Findlay.) This brings in more characters, turning the feature into a drama with moments of dark humor and horror.Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity. Monster horror.There are numerous wisps within the film that are references to previous Frankenstein films that may go unnoticed such as the mispronunciation of the name as was done in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. The name Rafferty for the Scotland Yard detective immediately brought to mind the song "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty which was also the residence of Sherlock Holmes.

eric262003 The opening statements to "Victor Frankenstein" is "you know the story..." and indeed we all know from the pages of Mary Shelley's classic horror novel from 1818 and to the numerous adaptations that gave graced the silver screens. Here we have another take from the classic story that's an added addition towards the other previous adaptations. Director Paul McGuigan collaborated with scriptwriter Max Landis gives us an original take of the movie seen for once through the eyes of Dr. Frankenstein's humble assistant Igor Strausman (Daniel Radcliffe). We first meet Igor as a nameless hunchbacked circus clown who had to encounter a lot of physical abuse all for the sake of entertainment. When not pleasing the crowd, Igor also serves as a physician to the other acts. When an incident involving a trapeze artist goes awry, Igor is introduced to Dr. Frankenstein (James McAvoy).Feeling that his gifts are being wasted, Frankenstein frees Igor from this uncompromising lifestyle to come work with him. Their escape wasn't easy because a strong man, a knife thrower and several performers were on their tails. The estate Dr. Frankenstein calls home resembles a posh and resourceful science laboratory. After removing a cyst, and replacing a back brace concealer on him, Dr. Frankenstein adopts him the name of Igor Strausman. It seems the Frankenstein and Igor were once roommates who was once involved in taking part in recreational drugs who's been MIA for a while. With a hired assistant, Frankenstein can now propose his latest creation that will make him famous.Set in the murky and dreary 19th century London, the movie takes in the effort of going for a new approach to the lore of Frankenstein by narrating the story seen through the eyes of Igor for a change. However, it still doesn't seem to stand up to the other adaptations based on Shelley's novel. It looks like its teetering towards an origin tale, but it never goes to deeper scrutiny as to how Dr. Frankenstein got the notion of bringing the deceased back to life. There's a few snippets of Victor's childhood involving his father's visitation (Charles Dance, but it offers very little insight.Thrown in the thick of things is Inspector Turpin (Andrew Scott) who's called to the scene to investigate on stolen animal parts missing from the London Zoo and the Royal Veterinary College and murder at the scene of the circus. Turpin suspects Victor and Igor are up to something as his investigation leads toward their path. Turpin tries to challenge Victor's progressive points of view with Turpin's having more religious way of thinking. The whole science vs. religion conflict is handled subtle but to the point along with the contrasting wardrobes the two rivals wear. Victor is seen wearing flashy colourful clothing while Turpin's choice of clothing is mundane and in grey.As we get to know Victor and Igor, their friendship is stronger to the point of bordering towards homosexuality. But that theory gets put to rest once Igor develops an infatuation with trapeze artist Lorelai (Jessica Brown Findlay). Like Igor she left the circus and has lived a life of freedom. Lorelai catches onto Victor and Igor's creation and it's this scene plus the unveiling of their creation that make up for the rather mundane dialogue throughout most of the film. Sure we may see the sci-fi genre come alive here, but it's only very sporadic when more could have been added on to hold your interest.Radcliffe tries to make us forget about Harry Potter and succeeds in making a morally inclined character in Igor as he clings onto his new life by staying loyal to his master while questioning if playing God is good or bad. McAvoy clearly is the star here as he plays Frankenstein with dimensions ranging from a delusional lunatic to a lighter funny side with his interactions with Igor. There's some great chemistry between McAvoy and Radcliffe, if only they had a more competent direction of where they were going with the story they'd be better.So while it is mildly enthralling to watch, and the special effects are quite eye-catching, with some light humour and good action to keep one intrigued. It's a good watch for a rainy afternoon, just don't expect any drastic impact compared to the other interpretations from the other adaptations from the classic Mary Shelley novel.