Lisa Frankenstein
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A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few missing body parts.
- Released:
- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Horror, Romance
- Stars: Cole Sprouse, Henry Eikenberry, Liza Soberano, Kathryn Newton, Carla Gugino, Joe Chrest, Bryce Romero, Trina LaFargue, Paola Andino, Joey Harris, Jennifer Pierce Mathus, Luke Sexton, Ayla Miller, Chris Greening, Jailyn Rae, Mae Anglim, Jenna Davis
- Director: Zelda Williams
Comments
- lawliet-48952 - 27 June 2024
Good concept, fun vibe, let down by bad writing
I thought this film started off pretty well, but it is not well written.
I liked the aesthetic, although that was mostly because it the pastel-retro with juxtaposed darker elements sparked nostalgia for Edward Scissorhands than anything else.
I think the actors tried their best but that isn't something I really want to notice when watching a film. This might have partly been the effect of a deliberate directorial choice to create the kind of unreal, exaggerated sense of the characters, but the writing wasn't good enough for this to work.
Overall it was an okay film to watch on a plane, I'm glad I didn't pay to see it at the cinema. - sadmansakibayon - 12 June 2024
Is it a film?
A question of style over substance, it's a very stylish 80s horror pastiche with a bunch of great needle drops, clothes and gags but which soon feels a bit tired as it has little more to offer, and when you think the film makes a bold choice right at the end, it's undone by a more conventional ending. Oh well.
The story has a misfit orphan girl idealizing the inhabitant of a victorian grave at a local abandoned cemetery, only to have him revived by magic and then having to deal with a corpse that has been for a long time in the grave. This gives some good opportunities for laughs and gruesome fun, but eventually the film needs something more.
The script (by Diablo Cody) seems to understand this and the plot takes a turn to the murdery half-way through, but it doesn't really sustain the interest that the first part managed to elicit. By the end it's a bit tired, a bit empty even if it was a bit fun.
