The new Frankenstein movie is now available to watch on Netflix worldwide, and it quickly became an instant hit with fans and critics alike. This shouldn’t be much of a surprise, however, considering that it was received very positively in various film festivals in the past few months, like the Venice International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Frankenstein is already shaping up to be one of the biggest and most popular horror movies of the year. On Rotten Tomatoes, it already has a critic score of 85% (meaning, of course, that it’s Certified Fresh) and an audience score of 95%. Viewers are also praising the film on social media, with many Reddit, Facebook and Twitter (X) users complimenting both the impeccable direction from Guillermo del Toro and the many stellar performances from the star-studded cast, like Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein, Mia Goth as Elizabeth Harlander and Jacob Elordi as the infamous creature.

However, many people are also criticizing Netflix because they feel like Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein should have been released in cinemas. Yes, the film did receive a brief theatrical run and was released on a few select theaters in both in the US and in Mexico, but most people are watching it now for the first time at home. Many viewers believe that watching it on a TV or smartphone doesn’t do the movie justice and that it would have been much more enjoyable and impactful if it had been released on the big screen.

_{Guillermo del Toro Is A Perfect Fit For The Frankenstein Mythos}

For those who don’t know, Guillermo del Toro is an award-winning Mexican director who has made some of the most gripping and distinct films of the past few decades, with some of his most notorious works being 2006’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 2013’s Pacific Rim and 2017’s The Shape of Water and 2022’s Pinocchio. He has been endlessly praised due to his dark and morbid style and his appreciation for more traditional forms of filmmaking, like practical effects and stop-motion animation.

Del Toro not only is a vocal fan of classic movie monsters, but he also claims to have read Mary Shelley’s original 1818 novel many times throughout his life, meaning that he was a perfect fit for this modern adaptation. He has been dying to make this movie a reality for pretty much his entire life and he has been working on it since the late 2000s, but many disagreements and changes in plans from Universal Pictures had prevented him from turning his dreams into reality. Fortunately, however, the project was revived and taken over by Netflix in 2023, which finally allowed him to complete his vision.