Classic monster movies come in many shapes and sizes, but 2014’sI, FrankensteinstarringAaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, and Miranda Otto not only brought nothing new to the story of Mary Shelley’s famous creation, but did so with one of the worst-rated movies of the entire history ofFrankensteinon screen. That means it is exactly the kind of movie to find new life on the free streaming platform, Tubi.
While there have been many interpretations of Shelley’s novel, this particular version is based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, which acts as a fantastical sequel to the original novel. The synopsis reads:
“Two centuries after Dr. Frankenstein assembles and reanimates his creature, Adam (Aaron Eckhart) is still living. He becomes embroiled in a war between two immortal races: gargoyles, the traditional protectors of mankind, and evil demons. Since Adam is neither human nor demon, gargoyle Queen Leonore (Miranda Otto) and demon Prince Naberius (Bill Nighy) each want him for their own purposes. It is up to Adam to discover his inner humanity and the reason for his continued existence.”
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While theTom Cruise-starring reboot ofThe Mummythree years later would almost kill off classic monster movies and be seen as a complete disaster thanks to its huge budget and dismal box office return,I, Frankensteinmade that movie look like a sure-fire Oscar contender.
When it comes to critical responses toI, Frankenstein, a movie that has plenty of elements that should make a good fantasy movie featuring an iconic character, there are bad reviews, and worse reviews. The consensus of critics sums up the movie as “Loud, incoherent, and dramatically listless,I, Frankensteinis a remarkably dull fantasy adventure that fails to generate much excitement or interest in its characters.”
A ”D-“ review by Chris Stuckmann doesn’t hold back in listing the movie’s failings. His review says, “The effects are poor, the dialogue is laughable, and despite Aaron Eckhart’s valiant efforts, the whole thing feels like a cheesy TV movie.” Irish Times critic Donald Clark gave the movie a huge vote of confidence in his appraisal – but unfortunately not it a positive way. He said:
“If a worse film than I, Frankenstein crawls from the murk in 2014, then it should be stuffed and mounted.”
Although critically panned movies - and with a 5% Tomatometer score this one is panned, beaten and buried – can sometimes be given a more positive outlook from audiences, the 38% score on the Popcornmeter is enough to suggest that perhaps the horrific views of critics were, in this case, mostly justified. Some people felt the VFX were harshly judged, others found the more action-orientated take onthe Frankenstein storyworth a little more praise than it mostly received. Overall, though, it is clear that even with a renewed interest on free streaming more than a decade after its release,I, Frankensteinis stitched together in a way that doesn’t give a pleasing end result.
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