Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: The Best Movie You Never Saw

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

In the wake of Francis Ford Coppola's triumphant BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, Sony Pictures were keen to do more updates of classic monsters. Coppola himself prepped MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN as a quasi follow-up to DRACULA, with it adopting the same gothic romance vibe. Eventually, he handed the reins to Kenneth Branagh, who was able to entice Robert De Niro to co-star as "The Creature", but the film was greeted with poor reviews and bad box-office. Is it an underrated gem?
 

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Chris Bumbray began his career with JoBlo as the resident film critic (and James Bond expert) way back in 2007, and he has stuck around ever since, being named editor-in-chief in 2021. A voting member of the CCA and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, you can also catch Chris discussing pop culture regularly on CTV News Channel.