Movie of the Week: Victor Frankenstein

[jacey]

You might think that the Frankenstein story has been mined out over the years, but this time the film industry has come up with Victor meets Igor, It's not quite a porequel because it does see the story through to the end, but much emphasis is put on Frankenstein rescuing the downtrodden hunchback, Igor, (Daniel Radcliffe) from a desperately bad life as a circus freak, hence Igor's devotion to Frankenstein despite his better judgement.

Radcliffe is a surprisingly effective Igor, particularly in the circus scenes. James McAvoy is the driven (and quite bonkers) Victor. The story does have a different take on the story and was well worth watching on a wet Wednesday afternoon on the Meerkat Movies two-for-one offer.