Del Toro’s Netflix ‘Frankenstein’ Feels Like a Classic

Review

Del Toro’s Netflix ‘Frankenstein’ Feels Like a Classic

The Mexican director has finally made the movie he’s dreamt about since childhood. November 7, 2025, 2:00 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

A man in a dimly lit, gothic laboratory stands gazing up at a large, mechanical contraption resembling a crucifix with a human figure attached.

A Mexican director took a British book set in Switzerland and stitched it up into pure Hollywood. The newest version of Frankenstein , like last year’s Nosferatu , is a strong and old-school iteration of a story that most people likely know, even if they’ve never sat down to read the book or watch one of the earlier films. For director Guillermo del Toro, it’s the movie he has been dreaming about making since childhood. He said as