In 1795 Dr. Victor Frankenstein created a monster Adam (Aaron Eckhart), and then rejects it. Adam is a shocking creature created 200 years ago and still walks the earth. I, Frankenstein – movie review…
But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.
From the co-writer of the hit supernatural saga, UNDERWORLD, comes the action thriller I, FRANKENSTEIN, written for the screen and directed by Stuart Beattie, screen story by Kevin Grevioux and Stuart Beattie, based on the Darkstorm Studios graphic novel “I, Frankenstein” created by Kevin Grevioux. The story is brought to life by a cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein.
In a fit of rage, the creature kills Dr. Frankenstein’s wife. This creature then buries its creator and is attacked by demons before being it is rescued by Gargoyles Ophir and Keziah, who bring it before the gargoyle queen, Lenore (Miranda Otto), and their commander, Gideon (Jai Courtney).
The gargoyle queen is kind to the creature and gives it a name – Adam. She is keen that Adam joins them in fighting the demons on Earth. Adam is the independent type. He declines and wants to be out on his own. So the Queen offers him a choice of weapons for him to fend off the demons and take care of himself.
It is now been centuries, that Adam fends off the demons that pursue him. It now now a a modern-day confrontation at a nightclub, where a policeman is killed its created uproar and Adam is summoned by the gargoyles once more.
Now the demon-prince Naberius (Bill Nighy), disguised as billionaire businessman Charles Wessex has invested huge amounts in his ultra modern scientific lab headed by Terra Wade (Yvonne Strahovski) who conducts experiments with reanimated corpses in an attempt to create hugely strong creatures to have demons possess reanimated corpses that cannot be destroyed.
The billionaire is keep to bring Adam to his lab so that he can unlock the secret to give life to thousands of stored corpses and create a huge army of demons so that he can rule over the manking. His immediate reaction is to get hold of Dr Frankenstein’s diary which has logs of secrets of his experiment and which created the creature Adam.
He sends his best men to capture Adam and bring him alive alongwith the diary, and in the ensuing battle, a number of gargoyles as well as demons lose life.
As the battle progresses, Adam ventures into the scientific laboratory to rescue Terra, who had been kidnapped by Wessex. During the battle Adam and Terra are almost doomed, when the Queen Lenore rescues them,
Aaron Eckhart is impressive as Adam Frankenstein/Frankenstein’s monster, a superhuman being created from science using various parts of corpses and electricity .
The menacing looking old billionaire is played by Bill Nighy as head of the Wessex Institute. The beautiful actress Yvonne Strahovski plays Dr Terra while Miranda Otto is an angel sent to lead the gargoyles.
Aaron Eckhart has numerous credits to his name, and is positioned among the industry’s finest. He has earned considerable acclaim for his roles, including the love interest of Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich for director Stephen Soderbergh. And it was his portrayal of a love-scorned and vengeful man in Neil LaBute’s controversial film, In the Company of Men, which first drew him critical attention.
I, Frankenstein is an exhilarating, action-adventure 3 Dimensional film.
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CAST & CREW of I, Frankenstein:
Aaron Eckhart as Adam / Frankenstein’s Monster
Bill Nighy as Wessex / Prince Naberius
Yvonne Strahovski as Terra
Miranda Otto – Leonore
Jai Courtney – Gideon
Socratis Otto – Zuriel
Caitlin Stasey – Keziah
Mahesh Jadu – Ophir
Kevin Grevioux as Dekar, Wessex head of security and a high-ranking demon
Steve Mouzakis as Helek
Aden Young as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a scientist and Adam’s creator
Deniz Akdeniz as Barachel
Virginie Le Brun as Elizabeth Lavenza-Frankenstein
Goran D. Kleut as Rekem
Credits of I, Frankenstein:
Studio – Lionsgate | Lakeshore Entertainment | Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Based on The Darkstorm Studios Graphic Novel Created by Kevin Grevioux
Stuart Beattie – Screenwriter/Director
Kevin Grevioux – Screenwriter/Graphic Novel Creator
Tom Rosenberg – Producer
Gary Lucchesi – Producer
Richard Wright – Producer
Andrew Mason – Producer
Sidney Kimmel – Producer
Troy Lum – Executive Producer
David Kern – Executive Producer
Ross Emery – Director Of Photography
Michelle McGahey – Production Designer
Marcus D’arcy – Editor
Cappi Ireland – Costume Designer
Johnny Klimek – Composer
I, Frankenstein
