Director: Stuart Beattie
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Length: 92 Minutes
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I… Forgot What Film I was In…
Some films just have the wackiest premise. Take Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter for instance. You take one of the most renowned United States Presidents of all time and throw him into an action film with a bunch of ancient bloodsuckers as the antagonists. In Jaws: The Revenge, a unthinking, unfeeling, godless killing machine from the depths of the ocean decides to harass the widow of a man who blew up one of its distant cousins over a decade past. On paper, and in practice, these films seem so ridiculously silly, that it is hard to imagine anyone having greenlit or financed such a turd. Yet, inexplicably, these movies are still made and watched, and in some cases, even appreciated.
Now, I must admit that going into I, Frankenstein, I had already basically made up my mind about what I would think about the movie. This certainly isn’t a good approach, especially when you’re trying to write an objective analysis and review, but years of going to the movies and a brief stint in film school have left me somewhat jaded. However, within five minutes, all my preconceived notions were set aside as I beheld one of the most unexpected and ridiculous spectacles I’ve seen in some time.
Some films just have the wackiest premise. Take Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter for instance. You take one of the most renowned United States Presidents of all time and throw him into an action film with a bunch of ancient bloodsuckers as the antagonists. In Jaws: The Revenge, a unthinking, unfeeling, godless killing machine from the depths of the ocean decides to harass the widow of a man who blew up one of its distant cousins over a decade past. On paper, and in practice, these films seem so ridiculously silly, that it is hard to imagine anyone having greenlit or financed such a turd. Yet, inexplicably, these movies are still made and watched, and in some cases, even appreciated.
Now, I must admit that going into I, Frankenstein, I had already basically made up my mind about what I would think about the movie. This certainly isn’t a good approach, especially when you’re trying to write an objective analysis and review, but years of going to the movies and a brief stint in film school have left me somewhat jaded. However, within five minutes, all my preconceived notions were set aside as I beheld one of the most unexpected and ridiculous spectacles I’ve seen in some time.
