Frankenstein (2004) - 6/10

Based on a continuing series of novels by Dean Koontz, I wanted to watch this DVD of book one just to refresh my memory of this modern retelling of the classic story and get ready for the third part to be released later this month. While the books are just plain awesome and revolve around police detectives tracking down a serial killer while also getting the help of a thousand year old giant who has survived to track down his nemesis, the immortal Victor Helios who is the title character that uses modern day technology to clone his girlfriend and survive. The problem with this movie is the lenght, at only 89 minutes, they cut far too much from the book to fit into this short narrative which is edited so spotty you can see that they originally wanted it to be a TV Series. Although the small characters are still here, the pace feels rushed and open ended that I really hope they make another one to give this mythology it's due. Either way, a letdown.