Entertainment
Value: 3/10
Historical
Significance: 2/10
Disc
Features: 1/10
Here
is yet another found footage horror film, though what was once a clever idea is
now just tiresome and dull. We saw the first of these films with The Blair
Witch Project in 1999, though they saw a recent comeback in nearly every type
of horror film. There was the creature-feature found footage film
(Cloverfield), the zombie found footage films (REC, and the subsequent
Quarantine), and one for demonic possessions (The Last Exorcism). I suppose if
every other area has been pillaged, it should come as no surprise that even
Frankenstein can be pillaged.
What
is most unfortunate about The Frankenstein Theory is that some of the most
interesting bits are simply the ways in which they attempt to make the story
created by Mary Shelly to appear as a work of non-fiction. If only there was
action or suspense that is worthwhile to match the thought that went into the
basic premise. Instead, we spend a lot
of time listening to the monster make noises outside of the areas that they
seek refuge in. He doesn’t attack and much of the film feels like it is going
full circle to the scenes of The Blair Witch Project, which counted only on
noises and the actor’s reactions.
We
don’t ever get a clear look at Frankenstein, so there isn’t much to be said
about make-up effects. We also don’t see any of the attacks, which all occur
off-camera. So the only thing we do see is the aftermath, which is bloody and
shocking but not nearly enough to carry the whole film. By the end, it feels
like a short film which has been dragged out beyond its capacity.
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