Victor Frankenstein (2015)

"Discover the origin of the monster and his creation."

Directed by Paul McGuigan
Produced by John Davis
Written by Max Landis
Based on "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Charles Dance
Music by Craig Armstrong
Cinematography: Fabian Wagner
Edited by Andrew Hulme
Production companies: Davis Entertainment Company, TSG Entertainment
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 25 November 2015 (United States)

Running time: 110 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $40 million
Box office: $34.1 million

"Victor Frankenstein" is a science fiction horror drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Max Landis, based on contemporary adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein. The story is 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.

Cast

• James McAvoy as Victor Frankenstein
• Daniel Radcliffe as Igor
• Jessica Brown Findlay as Lorelei
• Andrew Scott as Roderick Turpin
• Charles Dance as Frankenstein
• Freddie Fox as Finnegan
• Mark Gatiss as Dettweiler
• Callum Turner as Alistair
• Daniel Mays as Barnaby

Well, I'm not sure that I can adequately talk about what I've just seen. In a word, it's a real nightmare: awful, boring, banal and nothing interesting in "told from Igor's perspective". What do we have? Insane James McAvoy's Victor Frankenstein, Daniel Radcliffe's romantic ninny Igor and Andrew Scott's furious Roderick Turpin who always wants to shoot the scientist. Everything is so well-trodden, and even special effects, which are a complete disaster, turns out unable to improve the situation. Goodbye, my almost two hours, you're wasted.

Advantages

• James McAvoy as Victor Frankenstein
• Daniel Radcliffe as Igor
• Andrew Scott as Roderick Turpin
• Charles Dance as Frankenstein
• Mark Gatiss as Dettweiler

Disadvantages

• The plot
• Special effects

"Strangenesses"

• How the film with a such cast can be so awful?

Clue Moments

• Meeting with Victor Frankenstein
• Igor's transformation
• Frankenstein

Who is the real monster – Victor Frankenstein or his creation? I offer you to read this article.

Soundtracks

1. Craig Armstrong - The Circus
2. Craig Armstrong - Victor Arrives
3. Craig Armstrong - Igor's Books
4. Craig Armstrong - Escape
5. Craig Armstrong - Never Been Out
6. Craig Armstrong - The Hospital
7. Craig Armstrong - Victor and Igor
8. Craig Armstrong - Igor Transformed
9. Craig Armstrong - Turpin Inspects
10. Craig Armstrong - Lion's Foot
11. Craig Armstrong - Dark Red Theme 3
12. Craig Armstrong - Eyes Revealed
13. Craig Armstrong - Getting to Work
14. Craig Armstrong - Dark Red Theme 2
15. Craig Armstrong - Body Parts
16. Craig Armstrong - Lorelei
17. Craig Armstrong - Card Trick
18. Craig Armstrong - Gordon
19. Craig Armstrong - Gordon's Escape
20. Craig Armstrong - Igor and Lorelei
21. Craig Armstrong - Victor's Father
22. Craig Armstrong - A New Design
23. Craig Armstrong - Basement Raid
24. Craig Armstrong - Victor's Story
25. Craig Armstrong - Prometheus Ascending
26. Craig Armstrong - Turpin's Theme
27. Craig Armstrong - Igor's Theme
28. Craig Armstrong - Finale (Victor Frankenstein)
29. Craig Armstrong - Dark Red Theme 1
30. Craig Armstrong - Clown
31. Craig Armstrong - Reunited
32. Craig Armstrong - Fairground

Quotations

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Igor: It's alive.

Victor Von Frankenstein: Isn't that rather obvious?

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You may see the trailer here.

Plot: 6/10

Entertainment: 7/10

Acting: 6/10

Originality: 5/10

Music and Sound: 5/10

6/10