I, Frankenstein

 

A good actor can’t save a bad movie. This is the case with I, Frankenstein, a ridiculous dreck-fest released in 2014. Based on an online comic, the film stars Aaron Eckhardt as Frankenstein’s monster living in the modern world. Great idea. That scenario is completely wrecked though when we discover old Frank is caught in a war between demons & gargoyles. Huh? Exactly. This is garbage and Eckhardt’s talents are squandered. The filmmakers should have acknowledged the comic’s influence but instead have Frank fight real monsters: politicians and corporations. Frankenstein, though the title character, is lost in the overwhelming deluge of CGI fighting between the gargoyles & demons. They could have put anyone’s name in the title and the results would have been the same. They could have called it: I, Larry David.