I'd agree with a lot of that, having now seen it. In a way, it almost feels as haphazardly stitched together as Frankenstein himself, which kinda makes it appropriate in some way? And yeah, there were definite points where Shelley's ghost popped up where my reaction was "Oh yeah, they're doing that", like enough time had passed since the last time for me to forget completely it was part of the thing.
Ultimately, I think Gyllenhaal got far more right than she did wrong and, while it was based on an existing property, it felt fresh enough to qualify as something new which these days... Exciting to see a director making such a brash, in-your-face yet totally marketable movie for their sophomore effort.
Seeing it tomorrow. More intrigued than ever now.
I'd agree with a lot of that, having now seen it. In a way, it almost feels as haphazardly stitched together as Frankenstein himself, which kinda makes it appropriate in some way? And yeah, there were definite points where Shelley's ghost popped up where my reaction was "Oh yeah, they're doing that", like enough time had passed since the last time for me to forget completely it was part of the thing.
Ultimately, I think Gyllenhaal got far more right than she did wrong and, while it was based on an existing property, it felt fresh enough to qualify as something new which these days... Exciting to see a director making such a brash, in-your-face yet totally marketable movie for their sophomore effort.
I'm really enjoying your film reviews, whether I'm likely to watch or not. Please keep them coming.
This is so nice to read, thank you so much.
Another brilliant review! I had no idea Shelly was a character (?????) and I am struggling to imagine how that works. But also extremely curious now!
Thank you, you’re a babe. Yeah, it was definitely a surprise and the idea of it is great, I’m just not 100% sure it paid off. Worth a watch though!