I, Frankenstein
Lionsgate | Release Date: January 24, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
9
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJan 30, 2014
If it touches on notions of scientific arrogance and the question of what makes us human, it ultimately does so lightly, and with a mix of eye-popping action and loopy good humor. Read full review
50
TimeRichard CorlissJan 27, 2014
Ambitious of vision and swooping of camera, I, Frankenstein is no "I, Robot," let alone "I, Claudius," but it’s definitely watchable on a cold Jan. evening or, a few months from now, on your I, Pad. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandJan 26, 2014
With no clear idea how to end the movie, which has come to resemble an excessive episode of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, writer/director Stuart Beattie (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) uses an old but still effective Hollywood trick: He blows up everything on the screen to smithereens. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJan 24, 2014
If the film is made with the understanding that campiness needs to be straight-faced to be funny, then are its “unintentional” laughs really that unintentional? Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisJan 24, 2014
To be fair, Eckhart is physically impressive and Bill Nighy and his raised eyebrow do their best in the role of demon leader Naberius. But I, Frankenstein shares something else with it's monster-hero, something much worse than its patchwork nature: The film is distinctly lacking in the soul department. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovJan 29, 2014
I, Frankenstein is nowhere near as garishly, ghoulishly awful as "Van Helsing," Universal’s last attempt to resurrect its classic monsters. It’s a grimly fiendish slog nonetheless, and hardly worth getting up out of the grave for. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJan 24, 2014
Having established a downbeat, even stoically plain tone, this economical affair feels like a canvas prepped for, and awaiting, further detail (or straight-to-video-on-demand sequels). Read full review
40
The DissolveTasha RobinsonJan 24, 2014
While it’s nothing new and lacks individualistic touches, it’s still solid trashy fun as an overwrought superhero origin story. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJan 24, 2014
At the very least, it does provide an easy excuse to sit in a heated room eating popcorn. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTom RussoJan 26, 2014
Eckhart doesn’t really do any of that classic grunting as Frankenstein 2.0, but maybe he should have. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJan 24, 2014
Sadly, as apt as comparisons to "Underworld" might seem, I, Frankenstein can't even clear that very low bar. Read full review
30
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJan 24, 2014
By far the scariest thing about director Stuart Beattie’s I, Frankenstein, a terrible would-be horror story that somehow roped in a couple of really good actors, is that the ending seems to suggest the possibility of a sequel. Now that’s horror. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinJan 24, 2014
Eckhart plays Frankenstein’s monster in a monotonous, teeth-gritting mode, as if someone had one gun on him and another on his family. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 24, 2014
Director/screenwriter Stuart Beattie, adapting the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, employs a strictly humorless, gothic approach to the material that makes one long for the satirical touches of James Whale, let alone Mel Brooks. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlJan 24, 2014
It doesn't come close to working, but it's sweet that they tried. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJan 24, 2014
A grievously ill-advised motion picture on every level. Read full review
25
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJan 24, 2014
The humorless, generic, and chatty Frankenstein served up here makes you wonder if the good doctor, in all his patching-together of parts, didn’t forget the brains. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 24, 2014
There's certainly no moviegoing reanimation in director Stuart Beattie's adaptation of Kevin Grevioux's graphic novel. Read full review
10
VarietyAndrew BarkerJan 24, 2014
Utterly witless, listless, sparkless and senseless, this supernatural actioner makes one long for the comparative sophistication of the conceptually identical “Underworld” franchise (with which it shares producers and a writer). Read full review
0
The PlaylistDrew TaylorJan 26, 2014
This movie is a corpse in desperate need of reanimation. Read full review
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