Guillermo del Toro is a director whose work I love. If he is attached to a project, I will see it. When I heard that he was going to be writing and directing an adaptation of Frankenstein, my first thought was, "Of course, he is." It is a subject matter that is right up his alley. "Frankenstein" is a movie he has been wanting to make for years, and Netflix ponied up the dough to give him the chance.
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I have never been a fan of Jacob Elordi. He's been in a ton of things, and people seem to love him, but I find him one of the most boring actors to watch. His performance as The Creature is incredible. The movie is split into two parts: Victor's Story and The Creature's Story, and when The Creature gets to tell his story, it becomes Elordi's best performance. Elordi plays The Creature with a pathos that blew me away. The Creature is supposed to be sympathetic (that's kinda the point), but to Elordi's credit, he makes us feel more than just sorry for The Creature. You find yourself actively rooting for him.
I have always been a fan of Oscar Isaac, and he does a good job in his role as Victor Frankenstein. Victor tells his story in the first half of this movie, and Isaac shows the obsession that consumes him. Victor is a man who accomplishes his life's work and still isn't satisfied. He treats The Creature like a monster by chaining it up in the cellar and getting furious when it can only say the word "Victor."
