I'm inclined to give it an 8 now. The more you watch, the more you appreciate how Branagh was able to faithfully retell Shelley's novel while still managing to make it fresh and make it relevant.
1 Comment
10/11/09
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
44
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:16
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In this adaptation of the classic Mary Shelley tale, Kenneth Branagh stars as Victor Frankenstein, a man possessed by a mission to create life but painfully unaware of the consequences of his... [More]
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Get This Movie
Rent DVD
Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.
Buy DVD
Reviews for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Click to read the article
04/12/02
An interesting concept by Branagh, and a touching De Niro performance. It is hit-and-miss at times, a bit overwrought.
03/06/03
No review available.
06/10/06
Click to read the article
06/20/08
Top CriticClearly, one person's authentic homage is another person's overwrought teeth-gnashing fest, as Branagh's film never hesitates to slop on the melodramatic mustard.
10/14/09
It does ... suggest that Branagh is a filmmaker who is continually extending his reach and truly seeks to reinterpret source material in a uniquely cinematic language.
01/01/00
It's an odd and uneasy mix, but the look of the film is dazzling and the performances are all first-rate.
01/01/00
A bloody mess (in both artistry and gore-level) and is extremely difficult to watch.
01/01/00
No review available.
05/06/05
Click to read the article
03/31/08
Top CriticClick to read the article
01/26/06
As this movie switches, unevenly, from swashbuckling adventure to classic horror to frilly-shirted romance to campiness to graphic gorefest, there's no telling what you're watching.
01/01/00
Top CriticFor all its attention to detail and special effects, this version lacks the pathos and tragedy in the complex and ambivalent relationship between the father-creator and his creature-monster; De Niro is misguided by director Branagh.
01/02/07
A sub par effort on one of the most frequently ill adapted stories ever made
08/09/07
Click to read the article
07/20/04
Visceral and energetic sceen translation of this literary classic.
08/26/02
No review available.
01/24/05
It is, in a word, dullsville.
01/01/00
Top CriticSomething more substantial than Hollywood's typical, fitfully entertaining fluff.
01/01/00
Top CriticRT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
Best Sci-Fi This Decade 
Techland lists the best Sci-Fi films of this decade.
40 Worst Films of the 2000s
Moviefone takes a look back at the biggest stinkers of the past 10 years.
10 Questions For Zac Efron
The Me and Orson Welles star answers reader questions on TIME.com.
Best Decade Ever!
Hollywood.com's C. Robert Cargill offers his thoughts on what the best decade for film was.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
In the AV Club's "Scenic Routes," Mike D'Angelo reminisces about the Tim Burton film.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds