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"I, Frankenstein" (2014) REVIEW


What if Frankenstein's monster still roamed the earth, but instead of being a mindless beast walking around terrorizing cities, he's actually a demon hunter hiding from the rest of the world? Sounds cool to me.

I'm going to begin bluntly an say that "I, Frankenstein" isn't a good movie. Not the worst, not bad, but not good. The acting is terrible except for Aaron Eckhart's (who basically carried the whole film) and Bill Nigh's, but the characters themselves are completely two-dimensional. The story is basic and very predictable, leaving the only one good thing about the movie: the action sequences.

Shortly after Frankenstein's monster (who takes the name Adam) kills his creator, he is jumped by demons. Gargoyles come to Adam's rescue and explain to him that there has been a secret war between the gargoyles and demons going on for ages. Fast forward to the present day where Adam's narration explains that the hunters have now become the hunted, and then him kicking demon butt. Meanwhile, the demon prince (Bill Nigh) is trying to recreate Victor Frankenstein's experiment to raise a demon army and the devil from Hell to destroy the world, and Adam holds the very secret to his creator's success. Oh, and gargoyles come by  pretty often to talk and kick demon butt.

Basic plot, poor writing, mediocre acting, and insanely awesome action sequences (but with plenty of moments where Adam literally takes no damage), this is a movie that people call a "guilty pleasure".

2/5 Stars

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