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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 film starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, and Robert De Niro. In this adaption of Mary Shelley's classic tale of man's toying with life, life's preciousness, and a misunderstood monster, Robert De Niro is the Creature beyond the wildest dreams of Victor Frankenstein (Branagh). It is more faithful to the novel than most other film adaptations of the story (cf Frankenstein), but does include some extreme deviations from Mary Shelley's original plot.

Among the deviations from the original book is the creation of the monster bride. In the book, the creation asks Victor Frankenstein to fashion a monster woman for him. He reluctantly agrees, but destroys the creature right before he is about to breath life into it. However in the film he goes through with his plan after the monster murders Elizabeth on their wedding night. He galvanizes her body and brings her back as a horrific bride. When the monster approaches thinking that the bride is meant for him, a stand-off occurs before the bride kills herself by fire.

The film was initially poorly received by some critics and was a flop, grossing $22 million from a film that cost $45 million to make, but it has grown to cult popularity in recent years, and has been praised by some. Film website Rotten Tomatoes, which compiles reviews from a wide range of critics, gives the film a score of 41%.

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