Frankenstein's creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries old war between two immortal clans.
Director: Stuart Beattie
Writers: Stuart Beattie (screenplay),
Kevin Grevioux (screen story)
Stars: Aaron Eckhart,
Bill Nighy,
Miranda Otto |
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Storyline
Dr Victor Frankenstein dies frozen to death and the creature buries him
at the cemetery of his family. However he is attacked by demons but he
kills one of them and Gargoyles save him and take him to a Cathedral
where the Gargoyles Order gathers. The Queen of the Gargoyles Leonore
keeps Dr. Frankenstein's journal together with the treasures of the
Order and gives the name of Adam to the creature. Then she explains to
Adam that there is an ancient war between the Gargoyles that are angels
and demons under the command of the Prince Naberius. She also invites
Adam to join the Gargoyles in the war against demons, but Adam prefers
to isolate in a remote place. Two hundred years later, Adam returns and
finds a modern society. Soon he learns that Naberius has the intention
of creating an army of soulless corpses to be possessed by demons. The
scientist Terra is researching a process to create life and Naberius is
seeking Dr Frankenstein's journal to help Terra and raise his army.
Movie Reviews
With
a miserable 5% on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems like I, Frankenstein is one
of the worst movies in 2014 and it is only January. The abysmal rating
made me lower my expectations and surprisingly it is a solid
entertainment. Sure, it doesn't impress on any level but for a January
movie, it is an entertaining one.
The story: The story is as
generic as a Direct-To-DVD movie can be. The Frankenstein's Monster,
Adam, is caught in a battle between Gargoyles and Demons. Many decent
action and 'dramatic' scenes are squeezed into the brief runtime of 1
hour 32 minutes. Thankfully the pace moves briskly without becoming
boring. However, the short runtime also poses some problems such as
skimping on characters' development. But it is expected as this is a
mindless action movie which relies more on action and CGI than story and
characters' development. Acting wise is okay, nobody impresses. Bill
Nighy is playing his usual self as a villain. Aaron Eckhart has nothing
much to emote as an emotionless monster except fighting and showing off
his body. The rest didn't particularly stand out. Music is surprisingly
good and fits the tone of the movie.
3D: For a post-converted 3D
movie, it looks good. There is a good depth between characters and
backgrounds. It is also effective when it comes to action scenes
especially the flying of Gargoyles and the bursting of the demons.
Overall:
It is obvious that I, Frankenstein tries to follow the success of the
Underworld movies. On its own merits, it provides an entertaining watch
with decent special effects and action. I guess it could do better if it
is released straight to DVD. It may not be great but for a January
movie, it is a decent watch with decent 3D.
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