Lisa Frankenstein
A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few missing body parts.
- Released:
- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Horror, Romance
- Stars: Cole Sprouse, Henry Eikenberry, Liza Soberano, Kathryn Newton, Carla Gugino, Joe Chrest, Bryce Romero, Trina LaFargue, Paola Andino, Joey Harris, Jennifer Pierce Mathus, Luke Sexton, Ayla Miller, Chris Greening, Jailyn Rae, Mae Anglim, Jenna Davis
- Director: Zelda Williams
Comments
- andreabruson - 27 June 2024
I don't get it
Besides the visual aspect, which is pretty good, everything looks silly.
This movie is just a teen comedy with a "Wannabe Burtonian" mood in the themes and the cinematography but it really goes nowhere.
A modern version of Edward (and Frankenstein, of course) with a lack of the depth which made that film close to a masterpiece.
All the characters are already seen before, nothing is new at all.
Lisa is a sort of Wednesday Addams.
The Creature is very similar to Billy Butcherson from Hocus Pocus.
The whole family is a stereotype of a stupid mid-class enviroment, always present in these type of comedies.
Good acting by Kathryn Newton as Lisa but I couldn't care less about her; same thing for the rest of the cast.
I hate to quit a movie but I couldn't resist with this one, so I gave up 30 mins to the end. - Quethinks - 12 June 2024
A cult classic in the making. It Campy, fun, and decaying
Lisa Frankenstein, directed by Zelda Willams and written by Diablo Cody, is a horror comedy about a girl who falls in love with an undead man from the 1800s, and I really enjoyed this film for its camp nature and its 80s aesthetics.
The positives are that I think the performances are great, especially from Kathryn Newton as Lisa and Cole Sprouse as the creature, in which it is mostly a silent role, but Cole's face acting is great with him expressing what emotions the monster is feeling, and I could tell what emotion he was feeling or what he was thinking. Finally, Liza Soberano was surprisedly great as Taffy, with her flipping the mean popular sister trope on her head and actually being nice and loving to Lisa and treating her like a part of the family.
Another thing I liked about this film is the aesthetic, with it giving off this exaggerated vibe of the 80s with the lighting being neon and saturated at times, and the costume is great with Lisa being more confident; she wears more out-there and goth outfits to school, and the kills in here are pretty creative, especially at the second to last kill, which is hilarious and creative.
The negatives I do have are that some characters don't need to be there, and I think they are only there for comedic relief. Also, one of the characters sings, and I just hate when characters sing in movies that aren't musicals. Finally, the film has some scenes of Lisa and the creature falling in love, and those scenes can be sappy at times, like the creature playing the piano and Lisa singing "Can't fight this feeling," but most of the scenes work instead of coming off as cheesy and cringe.
Overall, Lisa Frankenstein is a campy but also funny movie about a girl falling in love with a monster. I would highly recommend you go watch it because it bombed at the box office, and I think this movie could make it up by people streaming it on Peacock or VOD services.
