This made-for-cable Frankenstein was originally intended as the pilot for a weekly series based on Frankenstein: The Prodigal Son, a novel by Dean Koontz and Kevin J. Anderson. The story is set in modern-day New Orleans, the home of demented scientist Dr. Victor Helios (Thomas Kretschmann). Helios is in fact the original Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who has kept himself alive these past 200 years by a series of diabolical genetic experiments. During the same two centuries, Frankenstein has managed
Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.
Television, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sep 13, 2005
Intended as the jump start for a cable series the work suffers from the heavy hand of its young and "edgy" creator who fervently insists that you know who made it, in every single scene. I was getting a bit tired of it by the end. The story didn't help ... lame as well.
November 9, 2011Super Reviewer
this was ... interesting. I thought there could have been more to it but I still enjoyed it...mainly because I found the original Frankenstein character in this movie ro be doable. :P
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