Disappointing...

Rating: Null/10 (1 July 2004)

I just saw this film recently and I was sadly disappointed. The previews made it appear as though it would a non-stop suspense/horror roller coaster ride, however it wasn't at all.
I'll make this as brief as I can by just getting to the point. The first scene of the movie was the best more than assuredly, and when that scene ended I was excited hoping that the rest of the film would be just as terrific, unfortunately I was going to be let down. And by the end of the first half hour, I was trying to read my watch in the dark wondering when this movie would finally end so that we could all be released from the pain and misery of such a horrible piece. Obviously the writing was the worst part of it. There was just no story to it. It would have also been nice had Hugh Jackman had personality. When our hero first arrives at the beginning of the movie, I thought to myself, "Oh yea, Hugh Jackman's in this." Which was fine, however it's not fine when you continually do this throughout the entire film. Every time he spoke or made somewhat of a action that was more than drab, I reminded myself that not only was he actually in the movie, but he was also the start. Not a good thing.
The directing was outstanding and it was some of the most incredible CG I've ever seen, but there were so many elements missing in the film and story. They never developed any of the characters, and the monsters just weren't scary enough I think for one main reason. They didn't wait long enough in between "scary moments" to let you catch your breath and not expect to see them again, they just sort of kept showing up.
A couple more things to that I'd like to add to this, was it just me, or did Frankenstein's monster resemble Peter Boyle (see: 'Young Frankenstein')? And didn't Egor look like Ted Danson just a little too much? Just a thought.
The girl was probably the best in the movie next to Egor, who I sort of had sympathy for, is that right, by the way? But overall this movie really sucked in my opinion. I paid 3 bucks to go see this, and in my opinion I overpaid by $2.75. So, if you wanna see it go for it, if you're hoping for great special effects and a lot of bad dialogue and no story you're definitely in for a treat, otherwise don't bother.
I give it a 2.5 out of 10 and that's being kind.