Frankenstein - Anatomy Lesson

I’ve been putting off watching this version of the classic Mary Shelly story of an egomaniacal scientist who, through childhood trauma, creates the ultimate “monster” from parts.  He doesn’t look at people as humans with souls, just the right parts.  This is a grisly film to put it succinctly.  It’s also beautiful and grotesque at the same time.  The brain is not from someone named Abby, and the gathering of parts is graphic with a waltz like quality as the un-named monster is carefully stitched together.  The results remind me of the term “takes a licking and keeps on ticking”.  The story is told from two perspectives - creator and creation.  Guillermo del Toro has masterfully melded the two showing how lack of communication and assumptions can lead to disastrous outcomes.  Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi bring, sorry, new life to a very old story.  Rating: 3.75 stars - lightening in a bottle