Frankenstein (2025)

	Directed by: Guillermo del Toro	COUNTRY USA GENRE Gothic horror/Drama NORWEGIAN TITLE Frankenstein RUNNING TIME 150 minutes
	Produced by: Guillermo del Toro J. Miles Dale Scott Stuber
	Written by (based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley): Guillermo del Toro

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Baron Victor Frankenstein	Oscar Isaac
The Creature	Jacob Elordi
Lady Elizabeth Harlander	Mia Goth	½
William Frankenstein	Felix Kammerer	½
The Blind Man	David Bradley
Captein Anderson	Lars Mikkelsen	½
Baron Leopold Frankenstein	Charles Dance	½
Henrich Harlander	Christoph Waltz	½
Young Victor	Christian Convery	½
Professor Krempe	Ralph Ineson	-
Chief Officer Larsen	Nikolaj Lie Kaas	-

Review

Guillermo del Toro deconstructs Mary Shelley's iconic, much-adapted novel and stitches it together in his own image, giving it new life in the process. Rarely has a Frankenstein adaptation looked better than in del Toro's Gothic style; his lavish sets and lush cinematography (courtesy of Dan Laustsen) create a world of wonder befitting of Shelley's famous creature. Casting Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, two of the most talented among the current generation of actors, in the two seminal roles is another wise choice. The two bring the necessary power to the baron and his creature, even in the occasional segments in which del Toro treads prosaic waters. Unlike the most recent full-fledged, big-budget treatment of the story – Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein – del Toro's picture is a true cinematic adventure. Also with Mia Goth as Lady Elizabeth, Felix Kammerer as William, and Christoph Waltz as Heinrich Harlander, who fills in for the traditional Igor character.