Lisa Frankenstein

Name: Lisa Frankenstein
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Romance
Released: February 9, 2024
Rating: 47
Cast: Carla Gugino, Charlie Talbert, Cole Sprouse, Geraldine Singer, Henry Eikenberry

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Focus Features | Release Date: February 9, 2024 | PG-13

Starring: Carla Gugino, Charlie Talbert, Cole Sprouse, Geraldine Singer, Henry Eikenberry, Jenna Davis, Joe Chrest, Kathryn Newton, Lacey Dover, Liza Soberano, Summer Selby, Sylvia Grace Crim

Summary: A coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body partsA coming of RAGE love story from acclaimed writer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.

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Director: Zelda Williams

Genre(s): Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

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Leigh Monson

Feb 7, 2024

And that’s perhaps the most amazing thing about Lisa Frankenstein: its instant timelessness. Sure, it may be a pastiche, or a love letter to previous eras, or any other euphemism for cinematic recycling, but that doesn’t prevent it from being just as much a singular creation as any of its forebears, sidestepping derivative rehashing in favor of an original take on teen angst that isn’t bound by its homage. Read full review

Thom Ernst

Feb 8, 2024

Lisa Frankenstein can be fun, but there is a mean-spiritedness to Cody’s script that doesn’t fit with the film’s premise. It comes mainly at the hands of the creature whose victims are far from charming but don’t necessarily deserve the extreme comeuppance that’s dealt to them. Read full review

Collider Taylor Gates

Feb 7, 2024

Grounded by exceptional performance across the board, a rich and funny script, and confident direction, Lisa Frankenstein is a delightful film. It doesn’t break a lot of new ground (unless you count the many graves that are dug up throughout its 101-minute runtime), but it does manage to frequently subvert expectations of horror, comedy, and romance movies alike. All-in-all, it’s a bloody good time. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Tomris Laffly

Feb 7, 2024

There is a curious datedness, monotony and lack of excitement throughout “Lisa Frankenstein,” that feels dull despite its preferred power-ballad “Can’t Fight This Feeling” by REO Speedwagon, and colorless in spite of its magenta-heavy production design. In its best moments, Williams’ debut feels very much like its central monster—undead, but with no place to go. It’s a cosmic disappointment. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Feb 9, 2024

Not a bad idea — and one that already worked out pretty well for John Hughes’ “Weird Science” in 1985. But here it’s a single-joke skit that’s too self-aware to be distinctively funny, freaky or thrilling. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Mar 1, 2024

There’s a leaden-footedness to the direction, too. Where Burton’s camera lurched and crashed, Williams’s has a habit of hanging back sheepishly, fluffing visual gags and sapping scenes of the unhinged energy they need. Read full review

Mark Kennedy

Feb 7, 2024

This is pure lazy storytelling, like thinking that just showing us a clip of Bob Ross painting is somehow uproariously funny. Read full review

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