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3. I, Frankenstein (2014)
If you took Underworld, threw in elements of Blade and added a few references to James Whale’s Frankenstein films, then overbaked it until the result was an indigestible mess, you’d have I, Frankenstein, a movie that exists to make Blade: Trinity feel good about itself.
There are gargoyles, demons and mad scientists, but there’s never any reason to get involved because it’s not always clear what’s going on. The only thing the movie proves is that Frankenstein’s creature should never ever be rebooted as an action hero.
Given the talent behind the movie, you have to wonder what went wrong. Writer/director Stuart Beattie has a respectable record as a screenwriter (Collateral, 30 Days Of Night) and the cast includes Underworld veterans Bill Nighy and Kevin Grevioux, but the finished film won’t remind you of their career highs.