The critics loved this soft-horror flick
but audiences didn't flock to see it. And it's
hard to figure out what demographic Disney was shooting for here. It's visually interesting but, not
surprisingly for Tim Burton, it fails on story.
Although it's better than Corpse Bride.
Visually I like the film noir feel and
the horror references. But there were a
few times when the puppet movement took me out of the moment. Frankenweenie just wasn't as slick as other
stop-motion out there today. And
certainly not better then ParaNorman which it
is competing against in the Oscars.
***spoilers***
Frankenweenie mimics the original Frankenstein film. Only in Frankenweenie a boy, Victor, brings back to life his dog,
Sparky. And of course there is a dilemma
that only the dog can solve. In the end Victor makes a choice for Sparky that gives the movie the opposite meaning to
the original Frankenstein film. And that's
where it clearly fails emotionally.
In true Tim Burton fashion, only the
protagonist of Frankenweenie has good characterization. Which is a good way to sum up this
film. It lacks a soul.
2/4 stars.
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