I glibly dismissed Lisa Frankenstein because I didn’t think that a “Lisa Frank” take on a horror story would be any good. On the weekend, however, a friend recommended the movie at a dinner party, telling us that it was a modern version of the 1980s Heathers with a Frankenstein monster. Color me intrigued!
My friend’s description was accurate, but not because the story was anything really like Heathers. It was more the overall campy vibe of the film along with the 1980s time period and the funny commentaries on how stupid high school is.
I was pleasantly surprised to truly enjoy this movie. A hybrid of horror and romantic comedy, the movie never took itself too seriously. It was cheesy, funny and gory in all the right ways at all the right times. For me, Lisa Frankenstein joined my list of all-time classics!
Added bonus for those of us romantics who love a masculine and sensitive male love interest. 😍 He was adorable!
Williams, Zelda. Lisa Frankenstein, Universal Pictures, 2024.
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