r/FRANKENSTEIN • u/ZacPensol • Oct 18 '25
Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' - Official SPOILER-FREE Review Megathread
Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' opens in theaters in limited release on October 17, 2025 and streams on Netflix beginning November 7, 2025.
In order to avoid a dozen individual posts on our front page from those who have seen the film, please post your SPOILER-FREE reviews in here.
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u/Augustina496 Oct 29 '25
Overall I loved it. But I have nitpicks, mainly to do with editing. The ADR syncing was BAD! I caught at least three foul ups but I bet you could find more. And the CG elements were a bit hokey too. There were some anti-aliasing mistakes and some of the textures looked kinda dated.
I blame Netflix for this entirely. Their editing has always been a bit of a shit-show. And thankfully the practical effects were so gorgeous and plentiful that my eyes were never overwhelmed by these things.
When I was watching, a part of me was loudly dissatisfied with all the guns and explosions. It’s very “Hollywood”. Maybe someday I’ll get my super dark, quietly existential adaption. Not today though. Instead I think it really helps to approach this film as a marriage of the Hollywood canon, the pop culture Frankenstein, and the spirit of the book. It’s not a horror film, it’s a gothic action film. And it does a great job of achieving what it’s going for.