Cartoonish scenes of violence are fed through a deranged Manga ethos to create a film that is uber-kitsch and heavily saturated in post-modern sensibilities.

~ James Gracey -

Cartoonish scenes of violence are fed through a deranged Manga ethos to create a film that is uber-kitsch and heavily saturated in post-modern sensibilities.

~ James Gracey -

Looks lovely but fails to come up with the emotional goods.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Looks lovely but fails to come up with the emotional goods.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Our modern Prometheus spends most of the film sprinting from one CGI-overlaid battle to the next.

~ Max Crawford -

Our modern Prometheus spends most of the film sprinting from one CGI-overlaid battle to the next.

~ Max Crawford -

Though the drama is crudely drawn with familiar Hammer strokes, this is a film that benefits from both tight scripting and a willingness to push boundaries.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though the drama is crudely drawn with familiar Hammer strokes, this is a film that benefits from both tight scripting and a willingness to push boundaries.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Cushing delivers his lines with a clipped precision that brings absolute conviction to the role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Cushing delivers his lines with a clipped precision that brings absolute conviction to the role.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Raaphorst and scriptwriter Chris W Mitchell seem so proud of the look that they completely forget that a film also needs to have a decent plot and characters lying beneath the costumes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Raaphorst and scriptwriter Chris W Mitchell seem so proud of the look that they completely forget that a film also needs to have a decent plot and characters lying beneath the costumes.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Alec Newman is wooden to the extreme as Victor Frankenstein.

~ Martin Drury -

Alec Newman is wooden to the extreme as Victor Frankenstein.

~ Martin Drury -

There's still lots to appreciate here beyond its status as a historical artefact.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's still lots to appreciate here beyond its status as a historical artefact.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is, at best, enjoyably terrible.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is, at best, enjoyably terrible.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Clearly a labour of love, this is a fitting tribute to an industry that has brought dreams to life for generations.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Clearly a labour of love, this is a fitting tribute to an industry that has brought dreams to life for generations.

~ Jennie Kermode -