Monday, February 12, 2024
Lisa Frankenstein
Ever since the tragic death of her mom, Lisa (Kathryn Newton) has been rather shy, timid, & weird. After her dad remarries, she gains an evil stepmother (Carla Gugino) & a caring stepsister Taffy. Lisa has a fantasy attraction to a grave plot of an unknown Victorian. One stormy night, a lightning strike reanimates her fantasy corpse (Cole Sprouse) who seeks her out. After her initial fright, Lisa takes a liking to this creature, hides him in her closet, & takes his fashion advice. Her personality changes, but unfortunately bodies must be sacrificed to improve her new walking dead friend. This eventually becomes a love story as Lisa & the corpse develop feelings for each other in the comedy/horror film written by Diablo Cody. This is a quirky dark comedy that may not be up to everyone’s taste & sense of humor.
Alien gives it 2½ “Goth Girl” stars out of 4.
