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This film has a reputation for being terrifying, but what really defines it is how bleak and tragic it feels. At its core, it's about isolation, humiliation, and the quiet damage caused by constant cruelty. The supernatural elements almost feel secondary to the emotional weight of watching a girl repeatedly broken down.

The build-up is uneven, but once the prom scene arrives, everything snaps into focus. It's chaotic, brutal, and effective, though the violence spreads so broadly that the idea of revenge loses some of its impact. By the end, the shock gives way to something closer to sadness than fear.

A powerful and influential film, even if its characters and motivations aren't explored deeply enough to fully justify its most extreme moments.

The film occasionally hits something raw in how it portrays the impulsive, self-destructive edge of depression. When it gets abrasive, it feels honest, and Jennifer Lawrence does strong work trying to ground the chaos, even when the material gives her very little to hold onto.

The problem is everything around that core. The writing and pacing feel scattered, with scenes drifting by without building momentum or meaning. It wants to be unsettling and unpredictable, but often comes off as unfocused, relying on vague symbolism that never really connects.

There's sincerity in what it's reaching for, but not enough structure to support it. A committed performance can't save a film that never figures out what it wants to say.

Right from the start, the movie makes it clear it's going big. The creature feels more like an unstoppable action figure than a tragic monster, which quickly pulls the story away from gothic horror and into blockbuster territory. That shift is hard to ignore.

Visually, it's slick and sometimes impressive, but it also feels artificial, like watching a high-end cutscene. When the emotional beats arrive, especially the romance, they land flat and never really justify the weight the film wants them to carry. The movie keeps asking for depth without doing enough work to earn it.

It's not a bad watch, just a strangely hollow one. It never fully captures the darkness or humanity that makes Frankenstein resonate.