Other than the fact that it's never satisfactorily explained how Dr. Baron Frankenstein is able to come back from the grave with his head intact after an episode with the guillotine, THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN is an intriguing little thriller from Hammer with PETER CUSHING giving his customary very assured performance. The British actor says all his lines with brisk authority, even when the script is slightly absurd. He takes on a lab assistant who knows he is Baron Frankenstein posing as Dr. Stein, and a young woman applying for work among the poor.
Naturally, nothing goes right once he creates a monster, using the brain from his willing hunchback assistant, Karl. The story moves along at a fast clip with the usual plot twists and turns dreamed up by an imaginative scriptwriter. MICHAEL GWYNN is exceptionally good as the monster, displaying a wide range of emotions with great skill.
Summing up: A worthy sequel in the Frankenstein franchise by Hammer, competently acted by a skillful cast with Cushing at his best and Michael Gwynn very sympathetic as the creature who eventually turns on his master.
Naturally, nothing goes right once he creates a monster, using the brain from his willing hunchback assistant, Karl. The story moves along at a fast clip with the usual plot twists and turns dreamed up by an imaginative scriptwriter. MICHAEL GWYNN is exceptionally good as the monster, displaying a wide range of emotions with great skill.
Summing up: A worthy sequel in the Frankenstein franchise by Hammer, competently acted by a skillful cast with Cushing at his best and Michael Gwynn very sympathetic as the creature who eventually turns on his master.