Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

★★★★

Lisa Frankenstein is what I imagine would happen if John Hughes and Tim Burton ever worked together in the 80s, and I mean that in the best way! Luckily, we have Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams, who just made what I think will soon be a cult classic! Diablo Cody’s script is so funny and charming, Zelda Williams’ direction is on point, while Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse are such an electric duo on screen. They knew exactly what movie they were in — this is a very (intentionally) campy, unserious horror teen comedy, and I loved it for that! Lisa Frankenstein really is the real deal for this Valentine’s Day — a morbid, twisted, gothic, cheesy, unserious, and very enjoyable love story with a terrific cast!

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Film Info:

Premise: 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.

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Focus Features

Directed by Zelda Williams

Written by Diablo Cody

Cast: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano, Henry Eikenberry, Joe Chrest, Carla Gugino

Runtime: 1hr 41min

Rating: 14A

Comedy, Horror, Romance

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IMDb Rating: 6.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 50%

RT Audience Score: 77%

RT Critic Average: 5.6/10

RT Audience Average: 3.9/5

Metacritic Score: 48

CinemaScore: B

Letterboxd: 3.4/5

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Fun Fact: Feature directorial debut of Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams.

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