Frankenstein 2004

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Based on the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley.
Special feature: making-of 'Frankenstein'.
Luke Goss, Alec Newman, Julie Delpy, William Hurt, Jean Rochefort, Nicole Lewis, Mark Jax, Ian McNeice, Dan Stevens, Donald Sutherland.
Obsessed with violating the laws of nature and of life and death, scientist Victor Frankenstein constructs a creature from the limbs of the dead. Once jolted into life, the creature proves to be even more human than his creator. He is knowledgeable, wise and also possesed with a conscience. Unable to inspire love, he chooses to inspire fear and vows to avenge the man who created and then abandoned him.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Contents: Frankenstein.

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Didn't capture my imagination submitted by pkooger on June 3, 2011, 8:28am Existential suffering is a hard concept to convey. It's much easier to portray the horribleness of a reanimated corpse. I'm not sure the Hallmark adaptation of Frankenstein does a good job of either of those things. They seem to have focused on the theme of being loved vs. being unloved. This is a hard theme to sell if it isn't done very well, and I was not sold.

One thing I can say for this film is that it follows Mary Shelley's original story very closely. If you're a person who hates it when film adaptations take artistic license with a story, you might appreciate this Frankenstein treatment. Otherwise, just read the book and watch a different version. You'll probably find them both more enjoyable than this film.