Oh, Lisa Frankenstein was just an absolute masterpiece of mediocrity! They took the classic Frankenstein story, wrung out all the horror and drama, and drenched it in painfully awkward teenage angst. The special effects? Stunningly reminiscent of a high school drama club production. And the script, my goodness, who knew you could fit so many clichés into one movie? This film is a must-see if you enjoy cringing for two hours straight and questioning your life choices. Two stars simply because I managed to stay awake till the end.
This is a comedy/horror misfire, a film that is trying to be a teen coming-of-age comedy and a Heathers cum Beetlejuice (both 1988) horror spoof all at the sometime and effectively being mediocre at both. I found the film a bit of a bore to be frank. Lisa is an introverted teenager mostly due to her mother having been murdered by a mad axe murderer and now she's growing up with her father and new stepmother (Carla Gugino) who is an acid tongued cow! On a fateful night Lisa has her party drink spiked by a nasty schoolmate and a violent storm reanimates a 19th century corpse in a nearby cemetery. Lisa befriends the corpse (Cole Sprouse) and decides to help him regain his lost body parts and help him to full restoration via a faulty tanning machine. It's all rather silly and haphazard in tone and pace. It's certainly nowhere near the great comedy/horrors that have been made.