In the same frame as such PG fantasy/horror films as Twilight or Red Riding Hood comes I, Frankenstein, yet another retelling of the classic story, this time placing the monster in the middle of a war between gargoyles and demons. The plot (and everything else for that matter) is infantile and shallow. Aaron Eckhart plays the creature, renamed Adam by the queen of the gargoyles. As a one-liner spouting, over-choreographed, philosophy-waxing clod he tracks down the one and only positive note in this production and the root of the war, Demon Prince Nebarius (Bill Nighy). Nighy's cheeky composure spits in the face of the over-serious acting and inane dialogue. Filled to the brim with CG, the overdone action sequences are cartoonish and silly. This movie belongs in a crib.
1½ re-animated rodents out of 5
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