20 Recent Horror Movies That Made ONE Big Mistake

There's no denying the passion that went into Guillermo del Toro's long-gestating Frankenstein adaptation, and as well-crafted as it was, many came away from it feeling that del Toro's signature aesthetic polish felt a little bit off.

This is because he and cinematographer Dan Lausten opted to shoot almost the entire film with wide angle lenses, resulting in a deep depth of field which, in the opinion of many, gave the movie the sterile feeling of watching a filmed play.

Now in fairness, none of this stopped Lausten receiving a Best Cinematography Oscar nomination, and Lausten defended the wide angles as allowing the audience to see more of the practical sets and costumes.

But for a del Toro film the camera placement and movement often feels weirdly unmotivated as a result, ensuring that for all of its undeniably gorgeous crafts work, the actual meat-and-potatoes camerawork seems quite bland, undermining the enormous work that went into everything we see on screen.