I don’t Netflix. I am grateful that one of my local movie theatres has played many films that Netflix has financed and distributed via streaming. Guillermo del Toro‘s Frankenstein (2025) is indeed worth watching in a theatre, but I will not be inclined to own it if/when it comes out on home video. Mia Goth is my favorite part of the film not only because of her gorgeous costumes but also her presence. Whenever she speaks, though, it sounds like someone eating a sandwich and speaking at the same time (I need subtitles for a lot of her dialogue).
Oscar Isaac is fine as Victor Frankenstein, but quickly enough, I find him insufferable. Jacob Elordi‘s expressions and performance keeps making me think of Tom Cruise’s Lestat after returning from the swamp. I’ve never read Mary Shelley’s book, but Del Toro’s film has motivated me to read it.
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