Told from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today (www.imdb.com).
Director: Paul McGuigan (Luck Number Slevin, Push)
Starring: James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott
Victor Frankenstein is the umpteenth time the Frankenstein story has been told. What makes this one different I hear you ask? This movie is about the maker not the monster. McAvoy's V. Frankenstein recruits a hunchback from the local circus (Radcliffe). This film shows the duo's relationship, and how they came to make the creature we have known so well for several decades. Igor is an eccentric fellow, highly passionate about his work. Same goes for Radcliffe's nameless man. Their enthusiasm is infectious. We're more than welcome to this party. Three (us being the third) is NOT a crowd! Victor Frankenstein looks terrific, with wonderful settings and lavish dress-up and make-up. This latest outing almost has us believing their experiments could happen.
3.5/5
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