A period drama, based on fact, which concerns the love affair between Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin.
A disappointingly straightforward, romance-driven take on a fascinating story of creation, but one that’s lifted by a superb central performance by Elle Fanning.
The episodic structure strains out much of the suspense. For all its craft and elegance, this account of the origins of Frankenstein never really comes to life.
A confused and confusing beast.
Saudi director Haifaa Al-Mansour captures the pathos and pity of the Frankenstein story while eliciting an insouciant and poised performance from her star.
The tone wavers somewhere between Gossip Girl and Jane Eyre, and while it feels stretched at two hours, its teen-movie digressions work well as opportunities to apply contemporary feminist critiques to the Romantics.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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