60
Christopher Lee is excellent as the mute monster, but this is Cushing's film all the way.
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What are critics saying?
50
The New York Times by Bosley Crowther
This one should be cold-cuts for old-timers who remember Boris Karloff as the get of Frankenstein, but it may tittilate the blissful youngsters.
60
In its best scenes, it adds dynamism and British grit to a genre that had previously tried to get by on atmospherics and mood alone. It manages to be shocking without being especially frightening, and its virtues of performance and style remain striking.