
I am a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro. Therefore, naturally, I was ecstatic to watch Frankenstein. He does gothic films very well. One of his best, and one of my favorites, is Crimson Peak. It’s a romantic gothic that I expected to have similar attributes to Frankenstein.
I got to see del Toro’s latest film at the 61st Chicago International Film Festival and enjoyed it. However, I noticed it's not a completely faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic. I read the novel in college, so my plot details are a bit hazy, but I remember enough to notice changes.