It was nearly 20 years ago, back in 2007, that we first heard director Guillermo del Toro gush about his love for Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein and his deep desire to helm his own adaptation of it. After several starts and stops, del Toro has finally brought his long-gestating “dream project” to life with the help of Oscar Isaac , Jacob Elordi , Mia Goth , Christoph Waltz , and Netflix, and critics at the Venice International Film Festival who were at the premiere have begun to chime in with their thoughts. According to them, del Toro’s carries his signature stylistic flair and reinforces themes that have become a calling card for the writer-director’s work, but it’s not without its flaws.

Here’s what critics are saying about Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein :

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