Amazon.com video review:
Let's be honest: this should be titled Wretched Excess'
Frankenstein. Swooping, wild, bloody, and energetic, this is bad
moviemaking from the best, which makes it all the more
lovable. Kenneth Branagh plays Victor Frankenstein, a man so obsessed
with conquering death that he decides to create life. What he gets,
after a protoplasmic mud wrestle, is a Mean Streets monster (Robert De
Niro) that isn't particularly happy to be back from the dead or
thrilled about all the stitches. Helena Bonham Carter may, at several
points in this film, actually be channeling Ramtha. The supporting
cast couldn't be peopled with better performers (Tom Hulce, John
Cleese, Ian Holm) but they all look like they're ringside at some
Ultimate Fighting competition. A must for any midnight movie collector
for the shock factor alone. A hoot. --Keith Simanton
