PalCinema Review: Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro stays truer to the original novel but also fills his vision with expansive sets and some distracting digital effects

Dan Pal

Oct 22, 2025

∙ Paid

October 22, 2025

FILM: FRANKENSTEIN

DIRECTED BY: GUILLERMO DEL TORO

STARRING: OSCAR ISAAC, JACOB ELORDI, MIA GOTH

RATING: 3 out of 4 stars

By Dan Pal

If you’re only familiar with the classic 1931 Universal Pictures version of Frankenstein, directed by the legendary James Whale, this new take on Mary Shelley’s 19^th Century novel by Oscar-winner Guillermo del T…

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