In Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro breathes new life into the much filmed story of Frankenstein.
A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a monstrous creature to life in a daring experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Guillermo del Toro's adaptation is based on Mary Shelley's novel - Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus - first published anonymously in 1818.
- Universal's Frankenstein (1931)
- Hammer Films' The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Author's summary: Del Toro revives Frankenstein's tale.