“Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein” Review by Quinton Roberts
July 25, 2019 6:15 pm |
If you’re not laughing in the first three minutes, then you will most likely not enjoy this movie. For it being thirty-two minutes, it simply tells a ridiculous story with no real consequences. The absurdity of David Harbour (Stranger Things, Hellboy) playing himself, his father, and his grandfather shows how this movie pokes fun at any films dating the 30’s. Every character introduced is in on the joke and never ceases to be what it is, a satirical comedy. The fact that Netflix green lit this shows they love David Harbour because anyone could tell that he had a blast filming this short film. The quick-paced dialogue and jerk reactions make this film shine.
The film is directed by Daniel Gray Longino (Pen15, Portlandia, Who Is America?) and written by John Levenstein (Arrested Development, Silicon Valley, Illegally Yours) who are fluent in weird comedies that if left wondering what the joke is will be left behind. The film stars David Harbour, who leads us through a mockumentary style of the film discussing his family’s history of acting and the backstory of his father, David Harbour Jr. Harbour tries to uncover the secrets of his father’s past by looking at one of his made for TV plays. The film goes back and forth from the past to present using grainier cinematography for the TV film to keep the distinction. The other actors are sprinkled into this film but never break from Harbour having the spotlight. Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2, Frida, Magnolia) plays Aubrey Fields/Captain and adds a little humor to the script but mostly shock value at being in such a random piece of film!
The film is full of “secrets” which get unraveled as the film goes on, and the payoff at the end is never intended to be satisfying or clear. To say this was a waste of film would be wrong, but also right because it doesn’t strive to be the best of the best. It tells a goofy story that you’ll either enjoy or quit. I enjoyed this film as a quick watch and the half-hour flew by because I was engulfed in Harbour’s performance. As I said, everyone in this film knew what they were in and some would even think that these actors came from Juilliard! *Take bow*
PCL Rating: Tupperware
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: FRESH 🍅
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