Overview
- Prosthetics lead Mike Hill says Jacob Elordi underwent roughly 20 full-body applications, with extensive facial pieces designed to preserve expressive eyes while avoiding heavy VFX.
- Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein opposite Elordi’s eloquent, emotionally nuanced Creature, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz drawing notice in key supporting roles.
- Critics highlight the film’s visual scale, sound design, and performances, noting del Toro’s emphasis on abusive parenthood and generational trauma.
- The adaptation keeps the novel’s framing device but departs in key ways, including a Gothic water-tower laboratory, altered family relationships, and a newly added financier, Henrich Harlander.
- The film is now streaming globally on Netflix following a limited theatrical run that showcased its practical effects and period authenticity.