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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Kenneth Branagh
(1994)
118min
15 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Tom Hutchinson
Kenneth Branagh's version of the much-filmed story is as pompous as it is perverse in the way it wastes not only his own talents (as Victor Frankenstein), but also those of Helena Bonham Carter (as his betrothed) and Robert De Niro (as the monster). The creation of the creature is undoubtedly spectacular, but the rest of the movie is not a fraction as frightening or funny as the 1931 classic with Boris Karloff. In attempting to keep faith with the original novel, Branagh concentrates too much on design and content, and loses the heart and soul of the story in the process.
Summary
An idealistic but obsessive scientist builds a living creature from the body parts of corpses, then abandons his creation to its fate. However, the monster survives, and tracks his creator down to make a sinister request - with terrifying repercussions if his demands are not met. Gothic horror, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. With Robert De Niro and Helena Bonham Carter.
Cast & Crew
Creature / Sharp-featured man
Robert De Niro
Victor Frankenstein
Kenneth Branagh
Henry
Tom Hulce
Elizabeth
Helena Bonham Carter
Captain Walton
Aidan Quinn
Victor's father
Ian Holm
Grandfather
Richard Briers
Prof Waldman
John Cleese
Prof Krempe
Robert Hardy
Victor's mother
Cherie Lunghi
Mrs Moritz
Celia Imrie
Schiller
Hugh Bonneville
Executioner
Jim Carter
Director
Kenneth Branagh
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Guidance:
Violence, swearing, brief nudity.
Available on:
video, DVD and Blu-ray
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