Directed by : Paul McGuigan
Written by : Max Landis
Starring : Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, Jessica Brown Findlay
Release Date : November 25, 2015
If there's one major thing that I can give "Victor Frankenstein" credit for, it's that it seems to know what kind of movie it's suppose to be. It's a creative and alternative take on the Doctor Frankenstein legend, but done in a very energetic and almost trashy way. Part of that style has to do with some outrageous set pieces that isn't shy to go straight for pure action beats, as well as neat special effects that involve x-ray visuals of people and animals.
The story is also cleverly told through the perspective of Daniel Radcliffe's character who is playing a version of Igor, and becomes the valuable assistant to the doctor. While Radcliffe plays his character generally in a straight forward manner, James McAvoy on the other hand seems to enjoy hamming it up as the outrageous Victor Frankenstein. It may seem like McAvoy is overacting his part, but I thought it only made the movie more fun to watch because of how over the top he seems to be.
For a movie with the name Frankenstein in it, there really isn't a lot about the monster here. It's actually not the focus of the story. There are two main themes that will stick out here. First is the friendship that is developed between Igor and Victor, and the second is the philosophical take on science vs nature/religion. I thought the movie played around with those plot threads decently well.
Although "Victor Frankenstein" seems like a movie that should have been a low budget straight to home video affair, it still manages to be kinda fun. Not everything about it works, but what does work is at least entertaining enough.
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