LISA FRANKENSTEIN Movie Review | Kathryn Newton | Cole Sprouse | Diablo Cody
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- The pieces never quite fit together in "Lisa Frankenstein." You can see the glimmers of potential in this horror movie/dark comedy/rom-com, but the pacing and tone are all off, and there are a lot of problems with the characters in the screenplay from Diablo Cody ("Juno," "Young Adult"). The feature debut from director Zelda Williams stars Kathryn Newton as a misfit teen who accidentally reanimates the corpse of a young man whose grave she'd been visiting (Cole Sprouse). Things get even more complicated when he goes on a bloody vengeance spree again the people who've wronged her. It's a mess, but the 1989 period details and song choices are great. Co-starring Liza Soberano, Carla Gugino and Henry Eikenberry. In theaters now.
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I’m shocked how down you both are on this movie, I thought it was absolutely wonderful and hilarious.
Yeah I thought it was pretty funny too. Campy fun.
eh
Millennial detachment and nostalgia do not seem to work with people of a certain age.
Millennial detachment and nostalgia is still watered down Gen X irony and sardonic detachment. When you’ve seen it done before, the copy cat version has no sting unless done well. Mediocrity does not get a pass.
Millennials or gen x???
I thought this was quite enjoyable. They really nailed that late 80s aesthetic. Newton is great.
When I saw the first trailer with the killer usage of In the Next Life, I was immediately hooked with the 80s vibe and Newton perfectly channeling a young Madonna.
The movie doesn't live up to the excitement, unfortunately. By the scene where one of the characters has become (understandably) too emotionally wrecked to drive, I became glad of Lisa's domestic status, for living with her should constitute as torture.
This movie looks like it has future cult classic written all over it.
eh, you obviously haven't seen it yet and it shows.
@@andreitarkovsky3214I saw it and I agree that it’s a future cult classic. It was a really fun movie. They literally had a slow motion castration in this movie! I loved it! Future cult classic.
The death of Lisa’s mother is told as if it were a rumor so I didn’t believe it was real until the stepmother confirmed. I am “meh” this movie and kind of wish that everyone was at the same level of over-the-top affectation as Carla Gugino
The killer did the mother a favour by offing her. Taffy is the real MVP for managing to stay peppy for most of the movie. Lisa's father already has half of his lifeforce drained from him.
You couldn't be more wrong about this. 100% chance that this becomes a cult classic.
I thought the two main female actresses, Kathryn Newton and Liza Soberano were the best parts of the movie. I would’ve left the theater if it wasn’t for them, Liza in particular was great as Taffy.
This movie wants to be an R rated 80s classic but is boxed in to a PG13 plain bad box
I think if anything this looks like a decent first outing for Zelda Williams as a director. The script seems lacking but everything from Williams' end screams with confidence. Hope she's able to get at it again soon.
this movie is camp. you are overanalyzing it and is so overcritical because you are fitting it on a certain mold.
THIS!!! the movie is literally a camp piece. it’s purposefully to be silly and unhinged, performance wise or even the pacing and camerawork it is suppose to be dry and bad like that’s literally the DNA of the genre. Zelda, Diablo and the actors 100% knew what they’re getting in to and they definitely nailed it!
camp can be done well. this is not that
I think Christy and Alonso both understand camp, but you can still not enjoy a campy movie.
A film can be camp and still be badly done. Just because it’s camp doesn’t mean it should automatically pardoned from its content and execution.
I saw this on Monday night. It worked a lot better for me than it seemed to for you guys. Feels like we saw two different movies
Wow this movie's rating is all over the place! Ranging from High positives to Alonso's 2. I think this'll be a future cult classic.
wait, are you describing the 2002 film May? May is an underrated female frankenstein film.... AND IT GOES PLACES!
I don't know, it sounds like it has good intentions. So like, I wouldn't be hard on it, and hope it connects with an audience..... even if it doesn't work.
Man, I feel so badly. I really loved this movie. I have seen so many movies I disliked lately (e.g. Argyle). But I loved this flick. Loved it. Same with my Fiance. And the thing is ... we saw it on a Thursday night in a mostly sold out theater ... and everyone was laughing the whole way through. I just feel lately like I'm not on the same page as the folks (like Alonso and Christie) who know what they're talkign about. Loathed Night Swim, disliked Poor Things ... but LOVED Holdovers, Ferrari, Zone of Interest (though, "loved" isn't exactly the right descriptor for that flick) and ... this. But yeah ... I thought this was quickly paced, loved the sister not being a "mean girl," loved the soundtrack, and just thought the humor was fun all the way through. Shoot. I really had been under the impression that this one was fun.
Diablo Cody is very niche. Her movies always feel a little “off” to mainstream audiences. People who are on board with her sensibility will love it. Williams gets it. Don’t worry about critics and just enjoy it.
Excited to watch this in the Philippines and see how Liza Soberano aka Taffy acted on this. Seemed a fun movie and my last movie is ages ago a BTS documentary like 6-7 yrs ago.
its basically recycled Jennifers Body recycling Heathers, some of it is funny and some of it is LAME!
I liked the silent movie references (G.W. Pabst, A Trip To The Moon, probably others that I didn't catch 😆)
There were some clever details here. Production design is solid!
Sorry Christy and Alonso, but I have to disagree with you guys on this one. While it's not a perfect movie by any means, I quite enjoyed Lisa Frankenstein and loved how dark it was willing to get with its humor. I can definitely see this becoming a cult classic in the years to come.
Aww I kinda liked this movie. I just went along with it. I thought it was pretty funny and cute. An odd, cute movie. But I guess I can understand why you say the movie didn’t have enough of a spine.
Some cute stuff, for sure!
Haven't seen this movie yet, just came here to see what your opinion was on it. As I write this, I'm not surprised that Rotten Tomatoes has this at 50% exactly. Split right down the middle for liking it and not liking it.
You'll have to let us know what you think if you see it!
Cole Sprouse was actually phenomenal in this movie. He had no dialogue and still conveyed all the emotions needed to be likable. Very underrated performance. 7/10. Future cult classic movie.
OK it's not great, but I definitely liked it better than you guys. I remember the 80s well and was amused by the over the top deco, the big hair, and the slightly sexy goth light outfits. There is no escaping this being compared to Heathers, a movie of which I'm a big fan, but I don't think we will ever get something as bold as Heathers was anytime soon.
I’m honestly surprised. I was expecting you two to like this one. I just came from seeing it, and I gotta say, I really enjoyed it. Certainly is Heathers by way of Tim Burton aesthetics. I especially enjoyed the flip flopping of roles that the sisters played-one going from tragic to confident, while the other went the other way. There was no way to not make the Wynona Ryder comparison-this would have absolutely starred her back in the 80s. My only big gripe was the pacing towards the end. Well, to each their own.
Friends ya majorly missed the boat here! This is one of those absolutely cult classics that everyone is gonna swing back to
Glad you enjoyed it.
lol y'all are my fave @@BreakfastAllDay
This is the most misunderstood film of the year! It's rly good!
With everyone else, I thought the movie was lighthearted & fun. I think you guys were digging too deep
I agree with literally all of your points, but they didn't make me not like this movie. This spoke to the fifteen year old goth child in my soul.
This movie reminds me so much of "Heathers".
No shit, Sherlock.
. . . Serious question, why are we still casting people in their late 20s as high schoolers? There can't be a dearth of age appropriate actors who could use the job, right? That and can we move on from the 80s nostalgia. It isn't even nostalgia for the 80s, it's nostalgia for a VERSION of the 80s that appeared in 80s Hollywood movies that itself wasn't even a particularly great representation of what the 80s looked and felt like.
What if this actor deserve to play the role because they are more talented and have huge popularity and fans..so what's the problem??age is not the matter here as long as you can play it..that's why you call them actor..
I’m fine with people in their 20s playing teenagers *as long as they’re believable* Film sets are dangerous and the hours are gruelling. It’s not the healthiest for kids. Hiring adults protects young actors and I appreciate that. Just no more Dear Evan Hansen casting and we’re good.
I mean John Travolta looked 35 in Grease lol.
I enjoyed this one slightly more than you guys but you absolutely nailed some of the film's fatal flaws. Surprisingly, I came away feeling far more connected to the Liza Soberano character than anyone else in the film, probably because it's the only character Diablo Cody connected to when writing it.
I still need to see this movie. Thanks for the review.
I thought it was alot of fun. I can see this becoming a cult classic like Jennifer's body
Cody is so hit or miss. Loved Juno, Tully & Ricki And The Flash. However, a lot of her stuff I’m not crazy about. Going to pass on this film. Christy you must have had awesome fashion instincts early on. It took me a while to figure out my Bowtie look. Thank you for this video!
What a wasted chance! I had such hope seeing the trailers. Can we take back an Oscar? Is the problem that neither Diablo nor Zelda was old enough to experience 1989 (as a teen or beyond) to understand what might work as a period joke? As you say, so much just does not work! You guys both like the soundtrack much better than I. On The Wings of Love is from '82. Why would the 50yo father have had REO Speedwagon piano music?!
Thanks for the thorough review. I will definitely skip this movie…
The fact you started with "I didn't care for Jennifer's Body"
makes me conflicted about this review.
Jennifer's Body is a cult camp classic truly.
So I'm not convinced this is bad yet. I think you guys wanted a different movie from an absurd quirky Diablo Cody romp
Alonso will often give a movie an extremely low number that does not quite match the description of how he is feeling towards said movie. In this instance, while he absolutely asserts that he did not like this movie and that it doesn't work, I feel like he acknowledged enough good attributes and/or pseudo-agreed enough with Christy's lighter points that I figured we were heading for a 3.5-4 ish from him. Like, 2/10 is HARSH, lol. I see many movies per year (hundreds) and, very few would I give as low as a 2.
This movie needed a better score because there are moments when it completely goes quiet
It needed slightly better writing but the concept was very good.
6/10
Finally! Saw this movie early as part of AMC mystery movie $5. I did not enjoy this movie. All I see is postive reviews until now... The story is not that interesting, the dialogue is very flat as well as the characters. Disappointed. I as hoping for so much more.
Hey at least it was only $5 though!
I give it a 9
I love this movie and saw it twice
Alonso is cracking me up with his Festrunk Brothers fingers 😆
Kathryn Newton looks like a baby Virginia Madsen 🤔
Of course "Juno" is her classic and it holds up, I also liked "Tully" and "Young Adult" well enough but I could tell by the trailor this was gonna miss. She is so much better when she writes more grounded in real life
Loved Young Adult! So much truth there.
Loved the soundtrack & camp in this so much but for sure some jokes fall flat
When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was Bernadette Peters (whom I adore, she is wickedly delicious and a siren for my soul.) I could still check this flick out, having seen all the components you mention.
GREAT MOVIE
I thought the movie was funny and a weird throwback from the late 80s but the plot is kind of nonexistent.
Carla Gugino kind of looks like Louise Fletcher.
Glib and Gross is the law firm I go too. 😂😂😂
I watched the trailer and have taken it off my watch list. If I was doing your job I would need a little flask of alcohol to sit through the whole movie.
Please review “Orion and The Dark.”
Not having seen it, on the surface, it sounds like a Dog Days of Winter flick…??? Others here don’t agree…
We wanted to like it more!
It’s strange, I liked this movie so much. Don’t understand…
"It's not Heathers."
Kathryn Newton is channeling Nancy Wheeler.
Yes! Very similar hair.
Heard such bad things about this movie, and it must be true. Alonzo hated it, average score: 3😮
I like the honesty. Some people are just too nice because it's by Diablo Cody and written by a female director.
nah it was awesome
Disappointing. I needed a good slice of fun in my life!!!💜
Boomers don’t get it
Hello, we are not Boomers, we are both firmly Gen X and grew up on the kinds of movies "Lisa Frankenstein" is mimicking. Thanks for watching, though.
I agree, this is my second least favorite movies so far this year, right after Founder's Day.