Dead Wrong
Film: I, Frankenstein
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy
Directed by: Stuart Beattie
Duration: 1 hr 32 mins
Rating: * 1 / 2
There are many films in Hollywood these days that hit the bottom of
the barrel, I, Frankenstein is another one of them. Some day, it would be nice
to meet the studio executives who gave the go-ahead for such films. What
exactly were they thinking when they read the script and what good did they see?
This one is based on the
graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux who also wrote the screenplay which obviously
lacks the fire power.
Overdone with special effects from beginning to end, like
some of the characters, the film lacks a soul. It starts on a reasonable
promising note but sinks pretty soon. Aaron Eckhart plays Adam or
Frankenstein’s monster since he was the creation of scientist Victor
Frankenstein. After the death of his creator he is attacked by demons (that’s
when I first started losing interest) but is saved by gargoyles who take him to
their queen (that’s when I lost all interest in the story). The rest of it is
just a mundane exercise of getting rid of demons from the face of the earth.
The talented British actor Bill Nighy plays the villain and even he has a tough
time in looking convincing.
Dull and dreary, this Frankenstein will put you to sleep in
your seats and make Mary Shelly squirm in her grave.
Published in The Navhind Times on 2nd Feb 2014
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