I, Frankenstein
2014 · Directed by Stuart Beattie
Original language: English
- horror
- thriller
The story
200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.
What it’s like
Dark, glossy, and heavily stylized, with night scenes lit in cold blue and steel-grey and punctuated by sudden flares of orange and white when the demons and gargoyles surge in. Gothic Eastern European cityscapes are rendered as rain-slick stone and shadowed cathedral interiors, and the digital sheen is constant, so the image feels more like a comic panel brought to life than a naturalistic world. Action is shot in fast, close, jittery cuts with a lot of slow-motion impact, and the score is a pounding orchestral-industrial mix that swells with every fight. The vibe is brooding, bombastic, and loud, a dark fantasy comic-book spectacle with little quiet between set pieces. Its tone is earnest and self-serious, with a lonely outsider reluctantly drawn into a war he never asked for. Violence is frequent and stylised, with clashes between gargoyles and demons, sword and claw combat, and some bloody impalings and deaths; it is intense but not sexual or especially graphic in gore. Not gentle. It suits viewers who want an action-heavy gothic fantasy for a weekend night and don't mind an overwrought, cartoonish energy.
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