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The gore was laughable and the script was blood curdling. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
The New York Times by Andy Webster
Narrative depth may be in short supply, but the energy, invention and humor are bracing.
42
The A.V. Club by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
Frankenstein’s Army is a ludicrous World War II horror flick bogged down by its found-footage gimmick, which is compromised and contradicted so often that it becomes a distraction.
60
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
More a filmed haunted house than a movie, the picture is in love with the cobbled-together monsters on offer and will engender similar emotions in many horror buffs.
30
At every turn, Frankenstein’s Army exhibits a preference for jolt scares and gore over actual suspense, which never materializes, thanks to a general indifference to plot and minimal interest in character.
60
The film itself works best once most of the soldiers have been dispatched—too often in the first half, the constant running and discharging of firearms proves too similar to watching a first-person-shooter video game.
60
Pic’s monotone edges towards monotony by the end of the third act, but as no-budget calling-card features go, Frankenstein’s Army remains a grisly cut above.
63
Frankenstein’s Army is funny and original, with innovative costumes and set designs. It’s sure to please horror fans.